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... manner . In The Newcomes Charles Honeyman , it may be remembered , when a small boy , was re- ported as having regaled himself to repletion on elecampane and toffee . He would have been sur- prised 70 A SHORT HISTORY OF GARDENS.
... manner . In The Newcomes Charles Honeyman , it may be remembered , when a small boy , was re- ported as having regaled himself to repletion on elecampane and toffee . He would have been sur- prised 70 A SHORT HISTORY OF GARDENS.
Page 128
... manner of the atrium with a central ornament such as the pineapple fountain at St. Peter's at Rome ; it might have a well in the centre sur- rounded by flowers and herbs grown in different sections , as in many of the convents ; very ...
... manner of the atrium with a central ornament such as the pineapple fountain at St. Peter's at Rome ; it might have a well in the centre sur- rounded by flowers and herbs grown in different sections , as in many of the convents ; very ...
Page 297
... manner of the landscape school had to be made to disgorge a large and usually flat recti- linear space of ground , defined by walks and balus- trades , to contain the necessary beds or parterres . The Italian manner justified such ...
... manner of the landscape school had to be made to disgorge a large and usually flat recti- linear space of ground , defined by walks and balus- trades , to contain the necessary beds or parterres . The Italian manner justified such ...
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