Old Gardens of Italy. 



PALACE OF STUPENIGI, NEAR TURIN. 



BELONGING to Queen Margherita of Italy. Can 

 be visited only by special permission. The gardens 

 were once formal as may be seen by a painting 

 now hanging in one of Her Majesty's private 

 rooms. Only the merest outline of the original 

 design remains, and the student of gardens will 

 learn nothing from a visit. 



PUBLIC GARDENS, VARESE. 



THE gardens of the palace built for the Duke 

 Francis III., of Modena, in 1773. The iron work 

 enclosing the forecourt is very fine. The hill is 

 crowned by a bosquet, and though all the detail 

 of the gardens has been done away with, yet in 

 their broad outline they are a good example of old 

 palace gardens. They are now the public gardens 

 of Varese, and are situated within the town. The 

 palace is the present town hall. 



