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THE ART OF GARDEN DESIGN IN ITALY 
basin. It is then taken by a succession of leaps in a straight line down the slope of the 
hill, whence it can be seen from the palace. The grand cascade is intended to represent the 
story of Diana and Actaeon, and the marble group illustrated on Plate 124 represents the goddess 
bathing; the figures are beautifully executed in white Carrara marble. On the east side of 
the parterre was an apple orchard, or ‘Pomario,’ with a fountain dedicated to Pomona, and 
upon the west side a large ‘ bosco,’ with a small private garden and casino in the midst. 
Beyond the cascade are the ancient woods of the Dukes of Sermoneta, from whom the 
property was purchased. Part of the grounds were laid out in 1782 in the so-called English 
style, with several greenhouses and some fine magnolia-trees. 
