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with its central water channel broken by alternate round and octagonal 

 pools, where the water, issuing from a fountain, gaily sparkles from pool to 

 pool. " Water," says Boyceau, " is necessary to a garden for its irrigation 

 and refreshment during drought, but it also serves to embellish, especially 

 running water in streams. Its vivacity and movement are the living spirit 

 of the garden." Le Blond, in hi^ work La Theorie et la Pratique du 

 Jardinage^ devotes a chapter to its treatment and illustrates several designs. 

 Where the fall of the ground permitted, the water from the first basin was 

 conducted by underground pipes to the third and fifth, forming a series of 

 small water jets. Sometimes the channels were lined with coloured tiles 

 and pebble work. 



The Chateau de Maisons was designed by Francois Mansart, and in 

 later years was the scene of the sumptuous entertainments which were 

 offered by the Comte d'Artois to Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. 

 Saint Simon tells us that the chateau garden was celebrated for its rare 



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