ILLUSTRATIONS
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1. Part of the Plan of the Monastery of Canterbury . . 8
2. Orchard and Vineyard of the Monastery of Canterbury . . 9
3. Vine Pruners. From an Anglo-Saxon MS;, eleventh century . 23
4. Ashridge. From a photograph . . . . .29
5. The Eagle Pond, Newstead Abbey. From a photograph . 31
6. Garden in a Town. From French MS., late fifteenth century . 37
7. Grafting. From the Arte of Planting and Grafting, by Leonard
Mascall, 1592 ...... 53
8. Turfed Seat in a garden wall. From Roman de la Rose, Flemish
MS., late fifteenth century . . . . .54
9. Arbour, from the same MS. . . . . .56
10. Fountain, from an English MS., “ Speculum,” c. 1450 . . 58
11. Garden, from Flemish MS. of the Roman de la Rose, late fifteenth
century ....... 63
12. The Feate of Gardening, by Ion Gardener, MS. c. 1440, Trinity
College, Cambridge . . . . . .70
13. Railed Flower Bed. From French MS. of the Roman de la
Rose, c. 1450 ...... 78
14. The Mount, Rockingham. From a drawing by Howard Carter . 80
15. Old Yew Walk and Mount, Rockingham. From a photograph . 81
16. Garden with a gallery. From “ The Second Booke of Flowers,
Fruicts, Beastes, Birds and Flies,” 1650 . . . 82
17. Garden House, Loseley. From a drawing by Howard Carter . 85
18. Knot from the “ Gardener’s Labyrinth ” . . .87
19. Picture at Hampton Court, showing the railed beds and beasts . 92
20. Apricot Trees on old garden wall, Littlecote. From a drawing
by Howard Carter . . . . . -97
21. From “ Gardener’s Labyrinth ” . . . . -99
22. Tools used in Grafting . . . . . .106
23. Pleached Alley at Drayton. From a photograph . . 117
24. Boscobel in 1894. From a photograph . . . .119
25. Boscobel in 1660. From an old print . . . .121
26. Maze. From the Art of Gardening . . . .123
27. Heslington. From a photograph . . . .124
28. Example of Topiary Work in Cottage Garden, Haddon. From a
drawing by Lady William Cecil . . . .125
29. Charter of the Gardeners’ Company . . . .137
30. The South Prospect of Castle Bromwich in Warwickshire . 144
31. Castle Bromwich. From a photograph . . . .145
32. Orange Court at Burghley House. From a Picture at Burghley 158
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1. Part of the Plan of the Monastery of Canterbury . . 8
2. Orchard and Vineyard of the Monastery of Canterbury . . 9
3. Vine Pruners. From an Anglo-Saxon MS;, eleventh century . 23
4. Ashridge. From a photograph . . . . .29
5. The Eagle Pond, Newstead Abbey. From a photograph . 31
6. Garden in a Town. From French MS., late fifteenth century . 37
7. Grafting. From the Arte of Planting and Grafting, by Leonard
Mascall, 1592 ...... 53
8. Turfed Seat in a garden wall. From Roman de la Rose, Flemish
MS., late fifteenth century . . . . .54
9. Arbour, from the same MS. . . . . .56
10. Fountain, from an English MS., “ Speculum,” c. 1450 . . 58
11. Garden, from Flemish MS. of the Roman de la Rose, late fifteenth
century ....... 63
12. The Feate of Gardening, by Ion Gardener, MS. c. 1440, Trinity
College, Cambridge . . . . . .70
13. Railed Flower Bed. From French MS. of the Roman de la
Rose, c. 1450 ...... 78
14. The Mount, Rockingham. From a drawing by Howard Carter . 80
15. Old Yew Walk and Mount, Rockingham. From a photograph . 81
16. Garden with a gallery. From “ The Second Booke of Flowers,
Fruicts, Beastes, Birds and Flies,” 1650 . . . 82
17. Garden House, Loseley. From a drawing by Howard Carter . 85
18. Knot from the “ Gardener’s Labyrinth ” . . .87
19. Picture at Hampton Court, showing the railed beds and beasts . 92
20. Apricot Trees on old garden wall, Littlecote. From a drawing
by Howard Carter . . . . . -97
21. From “ Gardener’s Labyrinth ” . . . . -99
22. Tools used in Grafting . . . . . .106
23. Pleached Alley at Drayton. From a photograph . . 117
24. Boscobel in 1894. From a photograph . . . .119
25. Boscobel in 1660. From an old print . . . .121
26. Maze. From the Art of Gardening . . . .123
27. Heslington. From a photograph . . . .124
28. Example of Topiary Work in Cottage Garden, Haddon. From a
drawing by Lady William Cecil . . . .125
29. Charter of the Gardeners’ Company . . . .137
30. The South Prospect of Castle Bromwich in Warwickshire . 144
31. Castle Bromwich. From a photograph . . . .145
32. Orange Court at Burghley House. From a Picture at Burghley 158