A GARDEN NOTE-BOOK 



important fountain with two basins superimposed 

 and a jet, the terminal feature; dark alleys of trees 

 beyond this. Few or no flowers appear here; one 

 or two leafless stems of grape run over the lightly 

 arched roof of the pergola; it is, however, its floor 

 that arrests attention. This is a delightful floor 

 of cobblestones, with a diamondlike pattern run- 

 ning through it, laid in transverse lines of large 

 brick or narrow stones. 



"Cipreses Viejos" (Granada) shows a lovely 

 effect of repetition of planting; through a round 

 group of ancient cypresses, so old that as in our 

 own red cedars all lower boughs are gone, one sees 

 at the far end of the walk, intercepted by this 

 group, a glorieta formed of younger trees of the 

 same type. From this simple arrangement Rusi- 

 fiol has made a superbly decorative picture. There 

 is even a bit of humor lurking here in the infinitesi- 

 mal jet of water in the open space amidst those 

 tall and ancient trees. In Granada too, at Viznar, 

 was the lovely picture made, "Jardin Abando- 

 nado." And here, as its name at once suggests, 

 no waters flow from the fine central fountain; but 

 above dark formal hedges fruit-trees are in flower, 

 and the figures, from their niches in the fagade of 

 the palace, seem still to be gazing upon spring 



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