The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-12-01
aoME Famous oARpENa
spsts of Beauty and Recreation fron
the knrliest ARea.

! EW8Nz Oh RZAatL aDa AGAAGAAAoa AE0M
the Earliest Ages.
In Babylon, a crowded city built on
a dat plain, the queens had their gar
dens in the air, hanging, or roof gar
dens. whence they could look far away
TO the distant sky line. Here rich and
rare blossoms grew and lovely foliage
gave shade, and a cooler air refreshed
the brow than that OF the heated streets
far below.
The rich also had high, terraeed gar
dens, on land, and, sweetest of all. n0at-
ing gardens on the lakes. These were
made on RATS. and in the rich soil and
abundant moisture the flowers bloomed
maryelously, while in the waters an.
other garden-counterpart of the first
-bloomed In a fair shadow world, In
such a garden as this one might have
the enjoyment of movement, gliding
slowly over the waves, or lest at Will.
moored 10 the bank.
Another f~airy-like garden was the
desert garden In which the royal ladies'
OF Persia and OF Egypt delighted. Sur.
rounded by burning sands, they yet con.
triyed. by artificial means. to extend
the waters Of some spring In an oasis.
and rear beautiful shrubs and a pro.
fusion OF flowers and tender grass.
spripkling the air continually with
fountains that laughed and played In
the sun. Think OF the delight OF en-.
tering such a retreat after a tollsome
journey OF camel's back In the bot
glare and across the parcbed sands Of
some desert route. la the great tanks
were cultivated aquatic plants. the 10.
tus or water lily OF the Egyptian river,
with colllng stems and cool. Yelned
leaves.
The Romans and the Greeks delight.
ed Ia gardens, and those OF Pompeii.
the city destroyed 80 many centuries
ago by a volcano. were very gay. The
houses were In perfect accord with the
gardens, and opened upon them. The
halls almost seemed In Initiation Of a
flower bed. SO brilliant were the mo.
sale pictures on the floors. 1t Is true
the walls of the houses within were
black, but this was only as a back
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b~right-eolored decorations upon them.
There were white tablets with In.
scrlptions, and there were pictures that
told some pleasing story-pietures of
bright and cheerful colors Ia which the
red einnabar predomlnated. The Pom.
peiians loved red; they sometimes
painted the lower part OF the columns
In their graceful perlstyles or portieos
a bright red. leaving the upper part un.
touched. You looked through the port.
co across hall and parlor aud perhaps
picture-room, all open and CHEEKY, Into
the little garden beyond with its trim
flower beds, Its little fountain. Its vases
on pedestals and statues In the shrub
berry.
illusions and fanclful devices were Ia
great request. The garden walls were
tinted and painted In perspective. trees,
temples. etc, 10 produce an appearance
OF more space than really existed.
Bronze boys with silver Eyes and
numphs scattering wreaths were favor
lite ornaments. Everything looked
ready for a feast.
In Italy during the fourteenth and
fifteenth centuries. and even later. the
greatest attention was bestowed ON
gardens. These were full OF fountains
and little lakes and winding walks and
borders of flowers. OF course, but their
special feature was the resemblance to
the old gardens OF Rome. Their bound.
aries were marked by marble pillars
with n sculptured head OF Hermes; Va
der the stately stone pines were little
temples built In classic style, beside tho
streams were grottos with statues OF
water nynlphs and deltlcs, In the groyes
you came suddenly upon a white mar
BILE Pan with his pipes or Apollo and
Diana with their bows.-rhlladelphla
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