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sal Ariadne lying on her pedestal, surrounded by- 

 rose trees supported by gilt stakes. Beyond this 

 ornamental foreground may be seen the moun- 

 tains in the distance, with the *'Burg" pre- 

 cincts. The river cannot be seen from this spot, 

 as it is hidden by the dams, nor was a water 

 view desirable here, since it may be had on three 

 other sides of the castle. The middle distance 

 thus unfolds merely a wide green flat extending 

 from the castle to the iron fence which divides 

 the ** pleasure-ground " from the park. This 

 fence is adorned with blooming shrubs and some 

 masses of flowers. After this only meadows 

 grazed by sheep and cows are to be seen, and 

 also groups of tall trees, under whose foliage the 

 mountains and buildings crowning them seem 

 to retreat to a greater distance than is really the 

 case. The second middle distance is formed by 

 the row of hills on the other side of the river, 

 with its plateau and large clumps of bushes scat- 

 tered over them. This view, which was formerly 

 entirely hidden by an avenue of tall limes that 

 I opened out, is already familiar to the reader 

 from Plate II. The cutting of the avenue was 

 undertaken by me with such precaution that I 

 invited the younger Repton from England merely 

 for the purpose of consulting him on this im- 

 portant point. Mr. Aday Repton is, however, 

 more of an architect than a landscape artist, and 

 apart from the fact that he confirmed me in my 

 plan by his authority, I must confess that (partly 

 on the grounds I have given on page 16) he 



