Henderson's picturesque gardens and ornamental gardening illustrated (1908)
Henderson, Charles · New York: Henderson · leaf 123
Figures We illustrate below a view in the gardens at Ver-sailles, the picturesque effectiveness of which is alwaysadmired. The figures represent the Baths of Apollo.It is a harmony of opposites. Good taste dictatesthat rock carving and statuary are only in keepingwith formality in gardens, and… … A Bold Rockery The engraving above illustrates a section of an un-usually impressive piece of rockwork. The plants- Agavesand Dracaena Draco — are boldly placed; those on thetop stand out effectively against the sky line. Theirregularly outlined lakelet spanned by an arch and thereflections in the…
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