BELGIUM 



The Covered Way to the Chapel^ Laeken 



TS IT FAIRY-LAND or Flower-Land ? The 

 * two kingdoms border on one another, and 

 you are not quite sure of the one into which 

 you have penetrated as you step into the won- 

 derful gardens of Laeken. As you walk through 

 the different greenhouses you may in your reverie 

 believe yourself in some tropical climate or in 

 some new Garden of Eden ! The walls, covered 

 with geraniums of the richest red and faintest 

 pink, seem to be draped in soft velvet. If you 

 follow the long gallery lined by marvellous 

 colours on either side you find yourself surrounded 

 with a wealth of chrysanthemums, and further 

 on discover a carpet of unique colouring formed 

 by a mass of azaleas. Each plant is a wonder in 

 itself, and yet you wander on, feasting your eyes 

 on the glorious tints while the perfume of the 

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