The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-28
SUMNER AT THE VATICAN.
The Gardens, the Vineyard and the
Beautiful Casino of Plus Nv.

The gardens of the Pope are well worth
the small difficulty of getting an order to
visit Them since this is accorded almost for
proach is the same as that leading to the
library and sculpture galleries. and the en-
trance Is to the left Of these.
old man In military cloak, who is frequent
ly surrounded by varied assortment of
%cb Tns nsea a e aSe as
fitting ground, and looking over the para
pet one sees what In the same era was
lake for mimic naval battles, but which
now Is an Italian garden laid out in flower
beds, with paths ornamented by small
orange trees.
enter under an arch to the right two long
and ancient arcaded avenues of lick In the
middle the sunken bed of an old canal end
ing in rocky structure covered with maid
enhair fern. There are kept here a cluster
of remarkable animals, resembling sheep,
goats and deer. In reality. they are noun
Father on his jubilee by the people of Car
pineta in the. Campasna, whose ancient
castle is the home of his race-that of the
Pecci Close to the rockwork at the end of
the hollow stands little copy of the grotto
of Lourdes. Here visitors leave their cards.
1t would seem that he has no great taste
for flowers. for the long stretch of garden
in front of the summer house is wild and
neglected. To the right of the strip of
ground is very .goodly vineyard. Leo XIII.
has a plan of his own for it's cultivation
which strikes stranger novel and origi-
nal Between the vines are planted thick
rows of broad beans. which are dug into the
earth for manure. The yearly yield is some
5000 bottles of excellent wine chiefly sent
TO various hospitals. Olive trees are grown
be the fy wa p Snd tn o have ek air
some fenced Enclosures containing a num-
Der of especially handsome palms, planted
perhaps ten years ago, and growing very
dwelling and very much at home the
couple appear while their plumage keeps in
hood Within the next incosur closure are herd
OF brown and white deer and pelican of
the. wilderness" the latter a monster of
ugliness, his vast bill striped with. bright
orange and blue.
A little further on is to be found the pom
tifical villa. which forms the garden resi-
consists Of a few plain rooms added on to
the second of the round towers one floor of
which is the hall for receptions. From this
path descends TO the Vatican. at the end
of the gardens near ST. Peters On the
way one passes an immense grotto. sur
mounted by an arch and a stone eagle, I'M
full of maidenhair The ferns grow over
two huge dragons, from whose mouths
streams of water flow TO mingle with 9TH
ers, all falling into great basin below
In an enormous recess, surmounted by a
castellate6 wall, is a large stone table, from
which rise six jets of water. three on each
side of a seventh. which squirt out star
shaped. Over the front of the table a per-
feet sheet of fine transparent water flows
down into the basin Deneatn. This is the
celebrated fountain built by order OF the
Borghese Pope. Paul V. and 1t represents
very faithfully an exposition of the blessed
sacrament on a Roman altar. The arched
recess is full of maidenhair. and the deli
cate fern is also seen through the crystal
altar cloth.
The last spot TO be visited Is the famed
Casino OF Plus ". the most notable piece
of architecture in the gardens. Hardly any
building seems really beautiful when de
serted. but the Casino In Its Loneliness is
still charming. In front of a little palace
covered with renaissance stucco work, I'm
lies a courtyard, perfect oval In shape.