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GARDEN CRAFT IN EUROPE 



be rebuked at the last day for having hidden talents in the earth." It takes 

 the form of a dialogue in which he represents the speakers as Theory and 

 Practice. The first part of the book deals entirely with agriculture, and in 

 the second part Palissy lays down his plan for a delectable garden which is 

 in reality a description of the garden he laid out at Chaulnes in Normandy, 

 First of all he recommends that a hilly site be chosen that water may be 

 easily brought down from the high ground ; he then proceeds to give minute 

 details of the eight cabinets^ or garden houses that were to mark the angles, 





A SURPRISE FOUNTAIN. 



and the termination of the four cross walks of the great parterre. He pro- 

 poses to form the rock upon the mountain sides to the north and west of 

 the garden into a series of chambers, with aspects exposed to the sun in 

 order to protect tender plants during the winter months. He directs 

 that the terrace is to be bordered by a balustrade on which are to be damask 

 roses, violets, and the most fragrant flowers, in enamelled pots. 



Although Palissy, like Bacon, professes to dislike the hydraulic surprises 

 so dear to the fashionable world of his day, he nevertheless suggests that place 

 should be found in his garden for a statue holding a vase of water in one hand 



