S94 GARDENS OF VARIOUS NATIONS. 



of the Chinese to demonstrate how nearly — more nearly than those 

 of other nations, even more nearly than the one described by Addison 

 — the plan of " My Garden " agrees with the peculiar character of 

 those formed by this extraordinary people. I will therefore only 

 mention one more garden of this nation, the one at Macao, where 

 the great Portuguese poet Camoens studied nature, and reflected its 

 charms so accurately, and so enthusiastically, in the beautiful poem 

 of the " Lusiad." 



In India rose-gardens are numerous. At Ghazeepoor, roses are 

 cultivated in vast fields of many hundred acres in extent. There are 

 also many other gardens, in which grow beautiful plants, to be found 

 throughout that country — a country so distinguished for its adoration 

 of Nature, as is testified by their sacred writings the " Vedas,'' as well 

 as by their secular literature. 



In Turkey, gardens also abound. Lady Mary Wortley Montague 

 has depicted them in glowing terms ; but from other sources they do 

 not appear to come up to that lady's high-flown descriptions, although 

 their shade, and their sweet-scented and bright flowers, interspersed 

 among cascades and fountains, must make them very pleasant 

 resorts. 



In Spain, too, they are very numerous and very beautiful. At 

 Madrid most of the wealthier classes have them, but in the south they 

 are much more general. Seville and Cadiz especially are noted for the 

 love its citizens have for flowers, and for the gardens which the majority 

 of them possess : in those towns the balconies, windows, and even roofs 

 of the houses are converted into parterres of flowers. On a rugged 

 eminence at Grenada, which is surrounded by pleasure-grounds, is the 

 Moorish Palace of the " Casa de I'Amar," the gardens of which were 

 laid out by the Moors. They are arranged as terraces, ornamented with 

 statues and fountains, and cascades and lakes. But probably the most 

 ancient of the old Moorish gardens is " Alcazar," which is adorned with 

 fountains, and has parterres of evergreens and choice flowers. The walks 

 are paved with marble. Otlier celebrated gardens there are, among 

 which may be named the Escurial at Madrid, the Aranguez, and La 



