J34 THE ART OF GARDEN DESIGN IN ITALY 



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basin. It is then taken by a succession of leaps in a straight line down the slope of the 

 hill, whence it can be seen from the palace. The grand cascade is intended to represent the 

 story of Diana and Actseon, and the marble group illustrated on Plate 124 represents the goddess v 

 bathing ; the figures are beautifully executed in white Carrara marble. On the east side of 

 the parterre was an apple orchard, or ' Pomario,' with a fountain dedicated to Pomona, and 

 upon the west side a large ' bosco,' with a small private garden and casino in the midst. 

 Beyond the cascade are the ancient woods of the Dukes of Sermoneta, from whom the 

 property was purchased. Part of the grounds were laid out in 1782 in the so-called English 

 style, with several greenhouses and some fine magnolia-trees. 



