Elgood, George Samuel, 1851- · London, New York, Bombay & Calcutta : Longmans, Green and Co. · leaf 80
nespoli. At the end of the parterre is a slight drop in the level, marked by awall and short flights of stairs. Beyond that is a great circular plateauenclosed by a low broad-topped wall, upon which pots of lemon, oleander,azalea, and all kinds of flowers are ranged at convenient height.From… … its centre is marked by a great cockle-shell, in which an amorino sits con-tentedly splashing and playing the live-long day amidst the gold-fish.These little unsophisticated fountain-figures are always a delight, and addmuch to the colour and life of a garden. To this fountain, as eveningfell, came…
Gardens
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