REGENT'S PARK AND CHISWICK EXHIBITIONS. 



These grand displays of horticultural skill terminated for the season 

 with " the Park" show on the 3d, and that at Chisvvick on the 

 13th ult. Before we commence to offer any remarks on the exhi- 

 bitions themselves, we have thought it might not be uninteresting 

 to give our readers a brief sketch of some of the principal features 

 of " the Park" itself; more especially as, in a former volume, we 

 have done the same thing in regard to Chiswick. 



The Royal Botanic Garden occupies the Inner Circle, Regent's 

 Park, its principal entrance facing the York Gate. Upon entering 

 from this side, the visitor suddenly finds himself on a noble gravel- 

 walk margined on either side with broad closely shaven lawn, which 

 leads directly to the Conservatory ; a sketch of which, together with 

 one of the exhibition-tents in its rear, is given in the woodcut at 

 the head of this page. The Conservatory has now been erected 

 some years, and forms about a fourth of the original design. It 

 encloses an area 175 feet in length and 75 feet in breadth. It 

 consists of a series of curvilinear span-roofs, the centre one being 

 35 feet in height and 50 in width, and the two others on either 

 side of it being about 25 feet in height, and the same in width. 

 These are supported on rows of iron pillars, which are tubular, for 

 the purpose of conducting rain-water from the roof to cisterns, to 

 be made available for watering the plants. The centre-span has a 

 semicircular end, standing out about 25 feet from the front line of 

 the building. A span-roof of the same height and width as the 

 others (25 ft.) starts from each side of the principal or centre arch ; 

 and, extending along the front at right angles to the other roofs, 

 presents a fine-looking frontage, resting on a perpendicular eleva- 

 tion, of about 14 feet, thus improving its general appearance, which 



