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The book of topiary

Chapter 2: LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
By Charles H. Curtis
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This handbook surveys the history and practice of clipped ornamental gardening, tracing its early beginnings, a golden age of elaborate forms, subsequent decline under landscape reformers, and later revival. After a historical essay it gives practical guidance on planning a formal topiary garden, soil preparation, planting and manuring, and the care, training, and restoration of both mature and young specimen yews and box. Chapters cover routine management, design formation, and specialized shaping techniques, and the text is supported by photographs and plates from notable estates that illustrate typical forms and garden arrangements.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

View in Levens Gardens: Showing Gardener’s House Frontispiece
 
Box Tree Cottage, Rustington To face page 2
(From a drawing by Mr W. Graham Robertson)
 
A Pig in Box at Compton Wynyates 〃 〃 4
(Photo. by Mr F. Goode)
 
A Farm-yard Fowl at Compton Wynyates 〃 〃 6
(Photo. by Mr F. Goode)
 
A Leathern Bottel in Box at Compton Wynyates 〃 〃 6
(Photo. by Mr F. Goode)
 
Levens Gardens: The Broad Walk 〃 〃 8
 
Boats, Pyramids, and Peacocks 〃 〃 10
(By courtesy of Messrs Cheal)
 
The Harlington Yew 〃 〃 12
(By courtesy of “The Gardener’s Magazine”)
 
Peacocks, Tables, Spirals, and Boats in Yew and Box 〃 〃 14
(By courtesy of Messrs Cheal)
 
Beech Hedge and Bowling-Green at Levens 〃 〃 16
 
Early Eighteenth Century View of Lord Hamilton’s Grounds near the Thames 〃 〃 18
(By courtesy of “The Agricultural Economist”)
 
Muntham Court, Sussex 〃 〃 22
(By courtesy of “The Agricultural Economist”)
 
Yew Tree with Bird 〃 〃 24
(By courtesy of Messrs Cutbush)
 
Crown Garden, Muntham Court, Sussex 〃 〃 28
(By courtesy of “The Agricultural Economist”)
 
Queen Elizabeth’s Crown and Jug, Elvaston Castle 〃 〃 30
(By courtesy of “The Gardener’s Magazine”)
 
Hens, Ducks, and Peacocks in Box and Yew 〃 〃 32
(By courtesy of Messrs Cheal)
 
Yew Tree with Bird—Another Form 〃 〃 34
(By courtesy of Messrs Cutbush)
 
Clipped Yews at a Cottage Entrance 〃 〃 36
(From Jekyll’s “Old West Survey.” By courtesy of Messrs Longmans, Green & Co.)
 
Crosses and Jugs in Yew 〃 〃 38
(By courtesy of Messrs Cheal)
 
Variously shaped Yew Trees 〃 〃 40
(By courtesy of Messrs Cutbush)
 
A Peacock cut in Yew at Compton Wynyates 〃 〃 41
(Photo. by Mr F. Goode)
 
Old-Fashioned Box Garden, Chastleton House 〃 〃 42
(By courtesy of Miss Whitmore Jones)
 
Cottage at Ditcheat, Somerset 〃 〃 44
(Photo. by Mr Hulbert)
 
Cross in Yew in St Boniface Churchyard, Bonchurch, Isle of Wight 〃 〃 48
 
Yews at Montacute, Somerset 〃 〃 50
(Photo, by Mr F. Goode)
 
The Post Office, Ditcheat 〃 〃 52
(Photo, by Mr Hulbert)
 
Old Example of Topiary in Box at Compton Wynyates 〃 〃 54
(Photo, by Mr F. Goode)
 
Levens Gardens: General View 〃 〃 56
 
A Verdant Peacock 〃 〃 60
(Photo, by Mr Charles Thonger)
 
Seat at the Priory, Glastonbury 〃 〃 62
(Photo, by Mr Hulbert)
 
Levens Gardens: Umbrella, Indian Wigwam, and East Walk 〃 〃 66
 
Arm-Chair in Box at Compton Wynyates 〃 〃 68
(Photo. by Mr F. Goode)
 
The Cottager’s Pride 〃 〃 70
(Photo. by Mr F. Goode)
 
A Swan in Box at Compton Wynyates 〃 〃 72
(Photo. by Mr F. Goode)
 
Cottage Topiary at North Weald, Essex 〃 〃 72
 
Levens Gardens: Showing Letter B and Lion 〃 〃 76
 
Note.—The Publisher will be glad if readers will send him, at Vigo Street, W., photographs or notes of any remarkable specimens of Topiary, for inclusion in a new edition.