The smaller divisions are made by hedges of yew and box, which in thickness and density resemble walls of brick.

Grottoes and fountains are some of the principal ornaments.

The grottoes are adorned with masses of calcareous stuff, corals and shells, some of them apparently from the East Indies, others natives of our own seas.

The principal grotto is large, and studded with thousands of crystals and shells.

We were told that its construction was the labour of twelve years.