TREILLAGE 87 



planted upon either side of the wooden structure, are put 

 into the ground with a sloping inclination towards "the 

 centre. They have the appearance of leaning forward to 

 meet one another. 



They were about ten feet high when first planted, and 

 this slight bend gave them additional height for quickly 

 arching over the walk. It should be observed how care- 

 fully the branches are trained and 

 tied ; thick felt, too, is wrapped 

 round some of the stems, to pre- 

 vent their getting rubbed. The 

 narrow border for flowers beneath p^ g^ 



the arched way is nice, and cer- 

 tainly for London nothing better could have been chosen 

 than the neat edging of London pride, so graceful when 

 its white and pale pink flowers are out. 



Another good effect beneath a pleached walk is a thick 

 row of yellow crocuses. We see this at Hampton Court, 

 where it is always an excitement to run up the stone steps 

 to see if the two long lines of gold are really out in full 

 flower beneath the Elizabethan alley. 



Perhaps one of the earliest treillage galleries, very 

 simple in style, is the English one shown in the frontispiece 

 of the "Gardener's Labyrinth." It can be easily copied. 

 Of a later date (16 14), and — being French — more ornate 

 in style, is that which is shown in Crispin de Passe's 

 " Hortus Floridus." Apparently it surrounds three sides 

 of a gay parterre. The figures which support the roof 

 are of carved wood, and little turrets occur in it with 

 small circular windows through which the garden can be 

 seen. 



At the Engraving Department of the Victoria and 

 Albert Museum is a book by Nicholaus Vischer called 

 "Villa Angiana." Many of the galleries shown in this 

 book have small windows in the lattice-work. These can 



