A GARDEN IN VENICE 



man's net that cost me a good man. A cast 

 doubly erring, for it was too well made and its 

 object badly chosen. There are so many I know 

 who might have been better wanted, and both 

 less missed, and better missed at Venice. 



By his help a couple of thousands of pali were 

 bought and planted. The cordoni and traversi 

 were prepared in length and shape where neces- 

 sary, to render their tying easy. Many thousands 

 of stroppe were sorted into sizes and lengths ; the 

 large branches split, to be put in use where 

 greater strength was needed, the smaller and 

 shorter to tie the vines to the pergola framework. 



Next, the paths were made, and mindful of 

 Hyde Park, boat-loads of sea shells were brought 

 from the Lido as substitutes for, and improve- 

 ment on, the gravel that the Veneto does not 

 furnish. The paths were then bordered with box 

 or old bricks. The last the best, for bricks, 

 especially the old ones, are not unsightly, want 

 no trimming, take nothing from the soil, harbour 

 no insects, and hold rather than consume the 

 precious moisture. 



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