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garden winch will not only rival it in beauty, but at the same time 

 will assist in adding to the effect of its architectural features. H. H. 

 the Gaekwar must, therefore, be congratulated on having perceived 

 the necessity of allotting a large area to be laid out as garden and 

 park, under the immediate supervision of an English specialist, Mr. 

 Ooldriug, and of not saving any expense in endeavouring to obtain 

 as successful results as possible. The work of laying out the grounds 

 is still in its earlier stage, only the preliminary work of clearing away 

 villages, outhouses, regulating nullahs, &c, having been completed. 

 The works of road-making, terracing, rock-building, and planting- 

 are still in progress. From the various plans, models, &c, to which 

 Mr. (xoldring kindly gave me access, there appears, however, to 

 be no doubt that the grounds, when completed, will represent 

 features not found in other Indian gardens, and that the work will 

 involve an expenditure quite unprecedented in India. It is im- 

 possible, at the present stage of the works, to form a correct judg- 

 ment of the eventual results. It may, however, be hoped that they 

 will be such as to justify the expenditure and labour bestowed upon 

 the w r ork. Among the principal features of the grounds there will 

 be a sunk garden, ornamented with marble fountains, statues, and 

 electric light; facing the palace will be another sunk garden, 

 exclusively reserved for the Maharani and her lady-companions, and 

 an architectural garden, all in the immediate vicinity of the palace. 

 These are all features which, though more or less remnants of old 

 styles of gardening, in which the art of design prevailed over the 

 observance of natural beauty, still have their justification in the im- 

 mediate vicinity of buildings, and other art objects. They prove 

 most attractive when strictly in harmony with the adjacent buildings, 

 so as to form a complement to them, and when the plants selected 

 for decorating such gardens are of such a nature as to complete the 

 harmony. In this last respect some difficulty will be found, both in 

 the original planting and the maintenance of the gardens, and Mr. 

 Goldring will deserve very great credit indeed if he succeeds, in 

 such a climate as that of Baroda, in obtaining the effects so essential 

 to a successful result in this branch of gardening. Another prominent 

 feature is the embellishment of a nullah with artificial rocks, built in 

 masonry and coated with a composition that gives them a natural 

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