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GARDEN CRAFT IN EUROPE 



usually quite shallow pools approached by several steps. Another garden acces- 

 sory that owes its origin to the East is the tent, pictures of which may often 



be found in minia- 

 ture paintings. 



The flower 

 garden now had a 

 definite place al- 

 lotted to it, and 

 the space which 

 had hitherto been 

 devoted to the 

 orchard became 

 more curtailed. 

 Many new varie- 

 ties of flowers were 

 introduced. The 

 yellow Persian rose 

 is said to date its 

 introduction into 

 Europe from this 

 period, and the 

 damask rose, or 

 rose of Damascus, 

 also betokens its 

 Eastern origin. 

 The jessamine was 

 brought from 

 Arabia by way of 

 Spain, and very 

 soon the tulip, 

 fritillary, ranuncu- 

 lus, balsam, hya- 



A BATHING-POOL, FROM AN ILLUMINATED MS. IN THE BRITISH ciuth HlaC and 



MUSEUM. 



mimosa were im- 

 ported from Turkey and Asia Minor, whilst many other exotics, now almost 

 considered indigenous to Europe, were introduced by the Crusaders. 



