CONTENTS. XXV 



Anecdote of Lord Stair — Note — Gravel and terrace walk com- 

 pared • 133 



The irregular enrichments of a broken bank, compared with the 



regular ones of an ornamented parapet 138 



lole in the lion's skin, Note 139 



The varieties in broken ground serve as indications where to 

 plant with effect: in a uniform bank no motive of preference 141 



Leonardo da V inci, Note ibid. 



The use of a mixture of stone and wood-work in the fore- 

 grounds of every style of building — trellisses- • 142 



Toleration in gardening — that of the Romans in religion 144 



The introduction of Dutch gardening probably banished the 



Italian style 145 



Quotation from Pontanus, Note • 146 



Revolution in gardening and politics compared 147 



Reformation of Knox and Brown compared ibid. 



Mr. Brown most successful in gardens, not in grounds 148 



His merit in gravel walks — those at Blenheim 149 



His ridicule of zig-zag walks, Note 150 



Fountains and statues f 151 



Caution with regard to statues in gardens 158 



General comparison of ancient and modern gardening ibid. 



Symmetry, formality, strait lines. 159 



The Italian style of gardening most suited to stately architec- 

 ture, but there are gradations in garden ornaments, as in 



buildings lg 



How a real and progressive improvement in gardening might be 



made .. 161 



False idea of originality. 1^3 



