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Cannas, lioses, Honeysuckk'S, and herbaceous plants. In antumn 

 they are planted with flowers which bloom in early spring, and 

 blossom on till about the time of Lilac-bloom, when the summer 

 plants replace them. The practice of relieving the stony glai'e 

 from pedestals, statues, &c., by rich bands of Ivy and graceful 

 mixed borders, produces some happy eflfects. But, notwithstand- 

 ing the means taken to tone them down, there are too many 

 huge vases, statues, &c., in these gardens to permit of that repose 

 which is a garden's greatest charm. 



The stone seats in this and other gardens, among other advan- 

 tages which they have over wooden ones, are much easier to make 

 in simple and good forms, not so easily damaged, and do away 

 with the disagreeable need of painting. 



Marble Seat, Tuilerirs Garden 



