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Title: The 1917 Reptonian: an annual publication representative of the work in the professional course of landscape gardening at the University of Illinois
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: The Reptonian Board of Publication, The University Landscape Architect's Soceity R.R. Root Chapter, and The Faculty and Students in Landscape Gardening
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Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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seventy The 19 17 R ept o nian G. S. Rogers JARDIN DE MARLEY As in drawing up the plan of the Luxemburg Gardens, the studenthad the problem of redrawing from the best available plan, in this case thegardens of Le Chateau De Marley. This was not so much a problem ofdesign, as was stated before, as one that would familiarize the student withthe gardening of the French Renaissance. The main axes and featureswere measured and reproduced to scale by the student and the remainderof the design was drawn up as accurately as possible. The extreme smallscale of the problem gives the observer some idea of the immense pools andavenue-like walks that the French design demanded to accommodate thelarge crowds that were entertained in these extensive gardens. The 1917 Reptonian Seventy-one
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Jar din De Marly G. S. Rogers seventy-two The 19 17 R eptonian M. R. Davis AN ITALIAN GARDEN In this problem it was assumed that a party who had seen and ad-mired the Villa Lante in Italy had purchased some property on which tolocate an Italian garden of similar character. This tract had a variationof topography essential to the Italian garden but other conditions whichentered in were such as to make the problem largely one of adaptation. Mr. Davis has developed a garden of Italian lines which is well adaptedto the area described. The architectural element is predominant and findsdue expression in terraces, fountains, and loggia. Characteristic waterfeatures such as cascades, basins and fountains, afford a keynote to thewhole scheme. The ramps which lead to the lower parterre lend addi-tional influence to the Italian character of the garden. The 1917 Reptonian Seventy-three

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