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full of roses and semi-tropical plants. At some height above 

 the flowers, and intersecting one another at right angles, 

 are many stone-paved walks, bordered by fine trees. The 

 buildings are mostly of pale-coloured sandstone, every inch 

 of which is covered with intricate patterns in relief, as 

 sharply cut as fine wood-carving. The walls inside are lined 

 with white marble, inlaid with mosaic flowers in the same 

 style as the Taj. At one end of the garden is a large lake, 

 over which stands the principal palace, its windows with 

 projecting balconies overhanging the water. It is a fine 

 building, shaded by an umbrella-shaped roof, and in a style 

 which may be roughly described as early Hindoo grafted on 

 to late Italian Eenaissance. Its interior is spoilt by the 

 very modem furniture, mostly of the Tottenham Court Road 

 description. On the walls, above the beautiful marble 

 mosaics, are hung a few common photographs and chromo- 

 lithograph prints from the illustrated newspapers — a strange 

 and unprepossessing jumble of the old and new eras. 



One pavilion or summer-house is entirely of white 

 marble, and on its roof is a large reservoir from which a 

 sheet of water pours down all round. At the farther end of 

 the lake is a dear old palace, fast falling into ruin. To the 

 right of this is the zenana, from the roof of which there is a 

 delightful view over the garden, fountains, and pavilions. 



The top of an adjoining building forms a vast reservoir, 

 some two hundred feet square, which supplies the water for 



