ornaments appropriate to the representation of the Triumph^ from which 

 spurt in all directions various jets and giuochi d'acque." Perched on 

 the summit of the rock is the bronze statue of Neptune, larger than life, 

 from whose trident streams of water issue. It. is believed that the 

 Triumph was designed for this fountain by Stoldo Lorenzi of Settignano, 

 in imitation of the Chariot of Neptune which, together with other 

 chariots, went about Florence on February 22, 1565, in the grand 

 masquerade representing the genealogy of the gods. 



On the slope leading to the amphitheatre below, the steep walk was 

 in all likelihood lined with fountains and a cascade, for which the place 

 seems to have been prepared ; but water was never plentiful here, 

 and many of the fountains that still exist have only a scanty supply. 



On the brow of the hill, overhanging the city wall, is the giardino del 

 CavalHere ; a most charming little private garden, box-bordered, and 

 bright with roses and lilies and many another sweet-smelling flower. In 

 the midst stands a delightful marble fountain, which an amorino above 

 and three bronze babbuini at the base enliven with jets of water. 



From this spot, which is open on two sides, a wonderful view is 

 enjoyed of S. jyiiniato and the Colli with the Val d'Arno and the snow 

 mountains beyond. The thoughtful Baedeker marks it with an asterisk, 

 consequently crowds of tourists, chiefly German, come to gaze and hang 

 over the low wall in ecstasies of voluble delight. That a landscape could 

 be improved by a foreground never seems to occur to them, so the 

 fascinating little garden is ignored, not one in a hundred deigning to 

 give it so much as a passing glance. 



The surface covered by trees in the Boboli Garden is curiously 

 disproportionate to the area of the grounds, being fully two-thirds of the 

 whole. Long straight walks intersect it in all directions, several of the 

 boschetti thus formed being subdivided by minor walks arranged in 

 concentric circles, one of which is called a labyrinth, though the name is 

 equally applicable to all. 



By far the most finished and harmonious piece of work in the whole 

 garden is the Vasca deW Isolotto. It lies in the inner grounds near the 

 Porta Romana and its conception is claimed by Vasari. 



Encircled by a wall of evergreen oak is an oval pool, some hundred 



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