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on either side of it have been roughly blocked out. The site for the 

 water which is to spread over this lower part of t!ie park is also now 

 apparent ; great portions of the stonework along its margin being built. 



By the opening day the whole of the ground on the west side of the 

 central walk will be found in a very complete state. On a little 

 knoll here is being erected a series of metal arches supported on pillars, 

 and furnished with ornamental trellis work for hardy climbers. A belt 

 of Roses has also been planted round the base of this temple, which, 

 when fully, covered cannot fail to be a feature of much interest. The 

 planting of the clumps on the Anerley Road side of the grounds with 

 Rhododendrons and other shrubs is being proceeded with ; a great extent 

 of turfing has been done here, and no doubt the principal fountains will 

 be completed. 



At the bottom of the gi'ounds Mr. Hawkins is rapidly proceeding 

 with the construction of his island on the secondary geological formation 

 — being the chalky formation of the Weald of Sussex — so that the 

 reptilean period of the earth's history will be efficiently illustrated by 

 the opening day — the construction of the island on the tertiary for- 

 mation being for a short time postponed. Mr. Hawkins has already 

 on the ground upwards of 20 of his antediluvian monsters, the whole 

 number to be placed upon the island now in the course of construction 

 being 26. The two Iguanodons are already securely placed in their 

 positions. The Hyleosaurus, or hzard of the Weald, as it has been 

 termed, fi'om its teeth so nearly resembing those of the Indian and 

 American lizards, is also being rapidly proceeded with, and will take 

 its place alongside of the Iguanodon, the Ichthyosaurus, or fish-formed 

 lizard, the Labyrinthodon, or monster fi'og, the Plesiosaurus, a combi- 

 nation, as it were, of bird, beast, and fish, and the many other wonders 

 of the secondary formation, which this gentleman has been so successful 

 in embodying into form, under the able ad^'ice of Professor Owen, and 

 other distinguished geologists and comparative anatomists. The banks 

 of the new railway are being planted ; and, altogether, both Palace 

 and grounds give the fullest promise of being most attractive and 

 magnificent. 



PLAN OF PARTERRE, BOWOOD. 



The annexed plan of a flower garden, in the French style, is copied 

 from a parterre at Bowood. The centre (29) is occupied by a fountain 

 and basin. The beds have each a dressed stone edging, 3 inches wade, 

 rising 4 inches from the ground, next to which is 3 inches of yellow 

 gravel. Then an edging of box, 4 inches wide, kept very low, and then 

 another strip of gravel. This edging, with the accompanying gravel, 

 relieves stone bordering, and gives a finish to the parterre, especially 

 when the beds are not occupied with plants. 



The arrangement for the summer is as follows, keeping the whole as 

 near one height as possible. 



The space between the beds is Grass, on account of gravel walks 

 surrounding it, which, had they been Grass, would have required the 

 space between gravel instead, to neutralise the effect. 



