Chapter I: Introduction: 1

TOPIARY 4

EARLY HISTORY 6

GOLDEN AGE OF TOPIARY 12

CRUSADE AGAINST TOPIARY 21

ADDISON AND POPE 24

REVIVAL OF THE ART 32

THE FORMATION OF A TOPIARY GARDEN 37

PLANTING AND MANURING 44

MANAGEMENT OF OLD TREES 50

THE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING OF YOUNG TREES 58

THE GENERAL MANAGEMENT OF A TOPIARY GARDEN 70

INDEX 79

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._