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li-xve Luikliiigs, let them be sucli as have relation to modern wants. 

 In the neighljourhood of this temple there is some pretty planting 

 with glossy evergreens by the rocks near the water, tufts of the 

 Giant AriinJo and rock- trailers. 



The most instructive .and beautiful thing in the park is this 

 larger lake near the entrance from the Avenue Daumesnil. This 

 is right in various ways — in size, variety of meadow and wood on 

 the shores, islands, rocky islets, judicious planting and not 



i (. , ^ lu i cr ct Trees on Islet 



oflensive rock-gardens. The bridge connecting two of the islands 

 is a doubtful feature ; if it be necessary at all, it is certainly 

 placed in too conspicuous a position. 



One of the charms of the park is the commanding view it gives 

 on one elevated spot of a sweep of country outside the park and 

 beyond the fortifications, the district of the confluence of the 

 Seine and Marne. The ]\[arne is at our feet ; a glimpse of the 

 Seine may be seen in the distance, an<l the wide and beautiful 



