House & Garden 
fects. The hillside 
from top to bottom 
has three inclinations 
—the upper being the 
greatest, while the 
lower one slopes the 
least. Naturally the 
difference in angle gives 
occasion for some de¬ 
vice, and each is sepa¬ 
rated by broad paths. 
N arrowed wa 1 k s z i gz ag 
diagonally between tall 
ilex and box hedges, down the steep upper 
slope to the end ot the first broad path, The 
Allee of the Hundred Fountains. On the 
upper side run two long basins and over it 
Opposite is a large cas¬ 
cade falling into an 
elliptical basin. A- 
round the distant half 
ot this runs an arcaded 
gallery, richly orna¬ 
mented with statues 
in niches. This large 
basin was the swim¬ 
ming pool ; and built 
under the hill—as seen 
in plan—are the apart¬ 
ments connected with 
it. In front are grassy plots and spreading 
trees. About the walls run low stone seats, 
and here and there are great substantial 
marble tables. 
From a Heater-color Drawing by George Walter Dawson 
ENTRANCE TO MINOR COURT 
from either side of the extended terrace to a 
path along the top of the hillside. 
I his hill, the central ot the three main 
divisions, is the most elaborate one. On its 
wooded slope are found not only all the 
trees and bushes that 
grace Italian gardens, 
but all the outdoor 
apartments that go to 
make up an Italian 
villa. H ere is a truly 
marvelous lying to¬ 
gether ot different lev¬ 
els by means of stair¬ 
ways and inclines, and 
here also are centered 
nearly all the water ef- 
hang beautiful evergreen oaks, making a 
glorious canopy. 
At either end this walk opens on a level. 
1'hat to the east is formed by the cutting 
out of the hill ; that to the west by the 
building of a terrace or 
plateau overlooking 
the plain. The level 
cut into the hill has 
been formed into a sort 
of open-air apartment, 
and is most elaborate. 
Fhe entrance is be¬ 
tween high walls, not 
unlike the Entrance to 
Minor Court shown a- 
mong the illustrations. 
SMALL CASCADE 
GRAND CASCADE 
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