84 THE ART OF GARDEN DESIGN IN ITALY 



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On the east side of the casino an eighteenth-century stairway leads to the lemon garden, 

 shown in Plate 48. It is planned as a double stairway in two levels, and terminates in a semi- 

 circular recess covered with sham rockwork, so much in vogue during this period ; vases, busts, 

 and statues are everywhere, adding much to the quaint character of this delightful piece of garden 



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craft. The lemon-garden is bounded as""usual by a long ' stanzone,' framed in by a background 



of dark ilex woods. 



There is an air of loveliness about the Villa Gamberaia that lingers long in one's memory 



as an example of the formal garden brought to a state of perfection under the influence of an 

 owner who knows the charm that lies in the combination of well-designed architecture with the 

 beauties of flowers and foliage. 



