Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-02

A.. Trinity College. Cambridge, Lon
don. 1871" There would be no oc-
casion for him to mention it in con-
nection with things appropriate to
the garden in spring and summer
but he overlooks it in the months Of
late autumn and bleak winter. Here
follows the opening of the essay on
gardens:
God Aimightie first Planted a Garden.
And indeed It Is the Purest Of Humane pleas
ures. 1t is the Greatest Refreshment to the
Spirits Of Man; Without which, Buildings and
Palaces are but Crosse Handy works: And
Man shall ever see. that when Ages grow to
Ciyility and Elegancie. Men come to build
Stately. sooner then to Garden Finely: As II
Gardening were the Greater Perfection.
doe hold it. in the Royal Ordering Of
Gardens, there ought to be Gardens for ali
orally. Things Of Beautie may be then in Sea-
son. For December and January, and the lat
ter part of November you must take such
Bsye Tree. ms
Apple Trees; Firre-trees; Rose Mary; Lavan-
der; Periwinkle. the white. the Purple and
Iimon. Trees. and Mirtles II they be steoved;
And Sweet Marioam warme set. There fol-
leweth for the latter part Of January and Feb
somes; Crocus vernus both the Yellow and the
Gray; Prine-roses; Anemones: The Early Tu-
lippa; ~ H! H'iacynthus orientalis; Chamaiiris
ginning of November, come Services; Medlars;
Bullises; Roses Cut or Removed to come late !;
Hollyokes and such like. These Particulars
are for the Climate Of London; But my Mean
petuum, as the Place affords.
Bacon. while not specifically mention
ing box, insists that a garden should
have stately hedge" and hedges were
mostly OF box. though sometimes Of yew
and thorn or haw. The following is Ba-
cons general expression Of what a gar
den ought to be:
indeed Prince like, as we have done of Build
ings) the Contents ought not well to be under
Thirty Acres Of Ground; And to be divided
Heath or Desart in the Going Forth; And the
Maine Garden in the midst: Besides Alleys on
both Sides And ! like well that foure Acres
the Heath; FOure and Foure to either Side
And Twelve to the Maine Garden. The
notsnr hath awo The because
Greene Grasse kept finely shorne; The other
because it will give you a faire Alley in the
den. e
At the end of the east wing of the
manor house of Montpelier is q
garden of plants whose names occur
In the works Of Shakespeare. There's
rosemary for remembrance, pray YOU
love. remember: and there's pansies.
that's for thoughts. There's fepnel
for you, and columbines; there's rue
for you and here's some for me: we NAV
call 1t herb of grace O. Sundays--you
may wear your rue with a difference.
There's daisy. I would give you
some violets. but they withered all
when my father died."
Miss Eleanor Fitxgibbon, formerly
of Pittsburgh. present owner Of the
historic place. has engaged a Scotch
gardener to take under his care the
ample grounds around the house. and
probably soon there viii be added to
the Shakespeare garden a garden of
the flowers Of Bobby Burns.
Ivy Is again weaving and spreading
a green mantle over the old brick
walls of Montpelier. but the ivy Of
Montpelier today In not like the WV
which yelled 1t few years aeo, A
the Rambler remembers. It was in the
early Sos that Montpelier Uassed
from the descendants Of DR., Theodore
Jenkins OF Baltimorp and his wife.
Suifana Sn6wden. Daughter Of Niche