SWEDEN 



Chateau Sqfiero 



THE SWEDISH COAST, opposite 

 the Danish castle Kronborg, you find 

 Sofiero, hidden among the beeches ; it is here 

 the Crown Prince and Princess of Sweden come 

 to spend the summer months with their children. 

 The plain red brick house was built by King 

 Oscar II and given by him to Prince Gustat 

 Adolf as a wedding gift when he married Prin- 

 cess Margaret of Connaught. It had then been 

 uninhabited for many years, and garden and park 

 alike had been neglected. Both the Crown 

 Prince and Princess are keen and clever gardeners, 

 and seeing that the place had great possibilities 

 they at once set to work. Together they drew 

 plans for a new garden and wrote for each plant 

 and each packet of seeds themselves, and the 

 result of their labours has really been wonderful. 



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