A dissertation on oriental gardening / By Sr. William Chambers.

  • William Chambers
Date:
1773
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A dissertation on oriental gardening / By Sr. William Chambers. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    108/326 page 98
    ( 9§ ) are never crowded together ; fufficient room being left between them for fitting or walking upon the grafs^ which, by reafon of its fhady fituation, retains a conftant verdure; and, in the fpring, is adorned with a great variety of early flowers, fuch as violets, crocus’s, poli- anthus’s and primrofes; hyacinths, cowflips, fnow-drops, daffodils and dailies. Some trees of the grove are fuffered to branch out from the very bottom of the ftem upwards \ others, for the fake of variety, have their ftems bare; but far the greater number are furrounded with rofe-treesp ✓ fvveet-briar, honey-fuckles, fcarlet beans, nafturtiums, everlafting and fweet-fcented peas’, double-bloffomed briar, and other odoriferous fhrubs, which beautify the barren parts of the plant, and perfume the air. • « Sometimes too their open groves are compofed of lemon, orange, citron, pompelmofe, and myrtle-trees; which, as the climate varies, either grow in the earth, or in buried tubs and pots, that are removed to green- houfes during the winter. They alfo have groves of all forts of fine formed fruit-trees; which, when they bloffom, or
    No text description is available for this image
    No text description is available for this image
    No text description is available for this image