...3 Matius is said to have introduced the fashion of ' shaping ' trees, th ars topiaria. alternately with fruit-trees : when, on a sudden, in the midst...which lies a spot surrounded with a knot of dwarf plane-trees.1 • Beyond these is a walk planted with the smooth and twining Acanthus, where the trees...

...sometimes that of the artificer ; whilst here and there little obelisks rise, intermixed alternately with fruit-trees : when, on a sudden, in the midst...which lies a spot surrounded with a knot of dwarf plane-trees.1 Beyond these is a walk planted with the smooth and twining Acanthus, where the trees...

...the artificer, whilst here and there little obelisks rise, intermixed alternately with fruit trees ; when on a sudden, in the midst of this elegant regularity,...which lies a spot surrounded with a knot of dwarf plane trees. . . . Throughout the whole hippodrome several small rills run murmuring along, wheresoever...

...whilst here and there little Obelisks rise intermixed alternately with fruit trees, when on a sudden you are surprised with an imitation of the negligent...which lies a spot surrounded with a knot of dwarf Plane Trees." It must not, however, be assumed that the Romans were entirely without appreciation of...

...there rise little ubeliske with fruit-tree* alternately intermixed, and then on a sadden, in the midbt of this elegant regularity, you are surprised with...negligent beauties of rural nature. In the centre of this lies a spot adorned with a knot of dwarf plane- trace.* Beyond these stands an acacia,! smo°th...

...artificer's, whilst here and there rise little obelisks with fruit-trees alternately intermixed, and then on a sudden, in the midst of this elegant regularity,...negligent beauties of rural nature. In the centre of this lies a spot adorned with a knot of dwarf plane-trees. * The hippodromus, in its proper signification,...

...artificer's, whilst here and there rise little obelisks with fruit-trees alternately intermixed, and then on a sudden, in the midst of this elegant regularity,...negligent beauties of rural nature. In the centre of this lies a spot adorned with a knot of dwarf plane-trees. 1 The hippodromus, in its proper signi6cation,...

...whilst here and there little Obelisks rise intermixed alternately with fruit Trees; when on a sudden you are surprised with an imitation of the negligent beauties of rural Nature, in the center of which lies a spot surrounded with a knot of dwarf Plane Trees. Beyond these is a walk . ....

...artificer's, whilst here and there rise little obelisks with fruit trees alternately intermixed, and then on a sudden, in the midst of this elegant regularity,...negligent beauties of rural nature. In the centre of this lies a spot adorned with a knot of dwarf Plane-trees. Beyond there stands an Acacia, smooth and...

...hippodrome garden, also at Tusci, some parts were planted formally, but "on a sudden in the midst of the elegant regularity you are surprised with an imitation of the negligent beauties of rural nature."33 Martial described a villa with "laurel groves, plane groves and airy pine groves, ... on...