old Gardens of Italy 3 3 



The Giusti Gardens now belong to a market gar- 

 dener, who readily admits visitors. 



VILLA CUZZANO, VERONA. 



An hour's drive on a level road from Verona. The 

 palace was the country residence of the Scaliger 

 family. It is now the property of Signor Arvedi, 

 who is most kind in allowing visitors to see it. The 

 terrace garden, a wide parterre of broderie, with 

 central fountain, retains its old design and is very 

 attractive, backed by the fine old house. The 

 grotto contains the usual waterworks, but they are 

 not in order, as is so often the case in these old 

 places. Below the terrace garden is a pente to the 

 entrance gate guarded by two old cypresses, but all 

 this ground has been utilised for vines. Imme- 

 diately behind the house, rising effectively above a 

 double stairway, is a chapel. The whole planning 

 of the chapel, house, and garden is most character- 

 istic of its period. 



The property was at one time very extensive, 

 and its enclosing wall is still conspicuous for some 

 distance before one reaches Cuzzano. There is no 

 village of that name, which applies only to this 

 estate. 



VILLA VALMARANA, VICENZA. 



I VISITED this villa in September, 1910. The 

 quickest way to it at first coincides with that to 



