models from foreign countries. The gar- 

 dens in England have at one time imi- 

 tated those of Italy, and at another those 

 of Holland. 



The Italian style of gardens consisted itaiianstyi; 

 in ballustraded terraces of masonry, mag- 

 nificent flights of steps, arcades, and ar- 

 chitectural grottos, lofty clipped hedges, 

 with niches and recesses enriched by 

 sculpture. This \yas too costly for gene- 

 ral use; and where it was adopted, as at 

 Nonsuch, and some other palaces, it was 

 discovered to be inapplicable to the cli- 

 mate of England; and no traces now re- 

 main of it, except in some pictures of 

 Italian artists.^ 



To this succeeded the Dutch Garden, Dutch styic 

 introduced by KingWilliam III, and which 

 prevailed in this country for half a cen- 



» Some mention of the French Style of Gardening- 

 raay here be expected ; but as tliis was only a corrup- 

 tion of the Italian style, and was never generally adopted 

 in England, it is purposely omitted; although in practicj 

 J have occasionally availed myself of its more massive 

 Trellis, Boccages, and Cabinets de Verdure, to enliven 

 the scenery of a flower garden. 



