Miltoun, Francis · Boston, L. C. Page & company · leaf 58
emselves into two classes, those of the par-terres a compartiments and those of the parterresde hroderies. The former, under Francis I andHenri II, were divided into geometrical com-partments thoroughly in the taste of the Renais-sance, but bordered frequently with representa-tions of designs taken… … <^ The Evolution of French Gardens 33 the garden, said Olivier de Serres, one of prof-itable beauty. Some of the compartments weredevoted entirely to herbs and medicinal plantsv^hile others were entirely given over to flowers.In general the compartments were renewed twicea year, in May and…
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