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i„ the oTOimd and gravel ivalks, tnrf, and every article added, to r e ta e r the Mlusion to a
the ilesio-11 of Potonikm but it was entirely remodelled at liis death by Cathcrmc, used
as barradts by Paul, and is now very imperfectly restored. (Edm. Encyc. art. Landscape
Gardening.)
TMS unnter garUen. or conservatory so much spoken j « " d l S S S ’S Y 'a
sk le Of th e v e s d f tile is the m i l te r g a rd en »n ftnormous^^ P supported without
some exquisite produetion of a r t : “ « P 7 S ) l 7 7 s ? 7 u d S y fixes o‘ur ¿ tc n tio n . We pretion
: there a motley coUection of cuiious tish, in crystal vases, suuu __ reflection
.. re.___ obier’’'' mt-rlfsv fn o*n lefo il £?rott
n o , . : r . , „ . e . . ............ * ' - - v t a o n e f c u r i o u s f is h I n C ry s ta l
s e n t ly q u i t t h e s e o b je c ts , i n o r d e r to g o in to » , m t f s t e x t r a o r d i n a r y m i x t u r e o f c o lo u r s i n t h e o fa,ltb esew omle r.mm.M u ireom^^ ^
„ „ d isk of mirrors Tho genial w.irmth he sweet re plants,
and th e voluptuous stillness th a t Prerei'* „.„ „e s of Italy ■ while nature , sunk into a I deathmanlic
d e a th -
dreams ; we Imagine ourselves in to« “ '" “ " '¡" f iin d ow s ot the pavilion. In tho
like torpor, announces to e sevority of a northern wmter to Catherine II.,r ik rto ri;;:a n n o inV e s iKe severity “ C a X t a e ¥ l. : s uurrVournSdeedd by thtoee
S l n i !? tg 7 ,‘L r7 r t ' r c ! r i i J r S ^ B - s huUdlng' on i.s being made
o f ^ i -— s, l - t a t a s - a n y a j pn v a te gardens m Hussia,
were laid out by G o ftft a P f tP / f t i i t h / n r l s /n t gardener, Call, his successor, and deserves a place
which was confirmed to us, in 1813, 6y th e P/®®up ^ i-ra in e Gould attended him with several hundred
here. “ In one o f th e residence in th e Crimea.
a s s i s t a n t s , d e s tm e d for o p e r a t e s , m la y m g o u t t h g a v i lio n w a s e r e c t e d , a n d s u r r o u n d e d b y a
Wherever the prince halted, if only for a day, ft® divided by gravel walks, and ornamented
garden in th e ¿ n g lish taste, composed of trees “ n ith e r occasion, » having acciparts,
a b o g ; other parts wore occupied as kitchen-gardens and artillery
L r e were flso many private hnildings, all of wMch wwe cleared a v v j L u g i 780 and
of makinff tliis sarden, which was begun by Prince Potemkin in the year 1780, and
finished bv the same prince. Aftenvards it fell to tho crown, and was a favomite retreat
of Catherine IL, particnlarly iu spring, before her imperial majesty went d ira ^ re f
palace Tzarsco Celo, and likewise in the autumn, when the weather rendeied
able to be so far from town. Tbe garden was planned and f ’« Y ™ ™f
Gonld, from Lancashire, who displayed great judgment m forming the p o n ta
which he got snfflcient materials to make an agrccahlc vnricty of swells anctafoclita^^^
The ponds are well supplied with water, wliicli is brought upwards of twenty ™ “
small canal, cut hy Peter I., to supply the fountains in the summer
burgh. The gardens of T aurida being adjacent to a large reservoir, a conduit ™
from it to supply the ponds and cascades, after winch tho water falls into a small iivnlet, and
COTiveyed m ta rg ro n n d to the Neva. The grounds consist of a pleasnre-gardcn ( a n a ) ;
a smaU park, or ?nelosnro for grazing (5 ); reserve-ground, nurseries, &c and
forcing-gardens (d). The pleasnro-garden begins by walks leading round the J^oift
which forms tho main body of water seen from tbe palace, and thence round
which is hounded on one side by a fence of chevaux de frtse, and on tho other ft® ^ “
winding canal, which separates the rcserve-gronnds from the pleasurc-gm ta n . Over the
canal are bridges, leading to the nursery and forcing-garden. Some of these (Jys. 139.
and 1 4 1 ) are of cast iron, decorated with gilt ornaments, and are considered handsome.
The hothouses are of great extent, and contain pines, vines, peaches, apricots, plums,
cherries, and figs : there are also fiower-houses and a large orangery, with melon, w atei-
melon, and pine pits. The nursery or reserve-ground contains such flowering shrubs
as will bear the climate, as Cytisus supinus, Namhucus racemosa, Genista tmctoria,
ST. PETERSBURGH GARDENS.
140
195
1, Palace.
2, Great haU.
3, Win ter gar
4, 5, Iro n bri
141.) 6, Boat-house. , .
7, E n tran c e o f th e v a te r h y th e conduit.
10, Pa rk .
11 En tran c e of th e p a rk . . ,
12 12 12, Sunk fence which su rrounds tho garden, park,
a n d nursery.
14? EnttancG’” f ^ th c water in to th e winding canai, which
SCTarates th e n u rsery from th e p a rk an d pleasure-grounds.
15, Nursery.
16, Cherry slied.
17, Greenhouses an d g a rdener’s house, forcing, an d flower-
houscs.
18, Gardener’s house an d yard.
0, . f .re i„ g g » 4 .n f t .m th .
21, Y ard for receiring ru bbish, and open shed for garden lights,
&C,
22, Cascades.
24? Bacl°en tran cFto the forcing-houses from th e street.
25 Basin of water connected with th e river.
26, lUver Neva.
27, Streets surro u n d in g th e gardem
28, Small riv u le t which carries off the
cades in to th e river. , . .i.
r from ho th c
20, Iro n bridge over the winding c an ft m th e c
50, Dry ditch.
(Oard. Mag., vol. ii. p.