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THE ART OF GARDEN DESIGN IN ITALY 



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radiate at right angles from the 

 casino ; one of these leads to the 

 garden theatre, which is shown on 

 Plate 6i, and of which we give a plan. 



The theatre is of oval shape, 



and the centre is marked by a single 

 cypress, whilst others stand like sen- 

 tinels upon either side. The wings 

 are formed of cypress, set within 

 staves to keep them trim, and each 

 advanced a few feet beyond the one 

 before it. The stage is raised a 

 couple of feet, and comes forward, 

 with a shapely curve. The parterre 

 is laid out in an elaborate pattern of turf and gravel. Such a quaint little theatre as this might 

 easily be laid out in some modern garden, and would be a feature well repaying its construction. 



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VILLA GORl . SIENA &ihrt of ffie GARDEN THEATRE 



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The other ilex tunnel leads to a circular 'decoy' such as Montaigne describes at the country 

 house of M. Buonvisi, a little way out of Lucca ; ' here ' he says ' I observed several artificial 



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