THE GULABI BAGH 133 



usually laid out in different ways. Among other 

 forgotten charms of Indian garden - craft is 

 the custom of consecrating separate squares, or 

 even whole gardens, to the worship of some 

 special flower. Such were the Lala-zar (Tulip- 

 fields), which made such a regal blaze of colour 

 round Samarkand in spring; Babar's Violet 

 Garden, near Cabul; or the Gulabi Bagh (Rose 

 Garden) at Lahore, with the motto heading this 

 chapter on its entrance gate. Poor Rose Garden, 

 its beds and pergolas, its very walls are gone; 

 only its high, tiled gateway stands, reminding all 

 who pass of the loveliness which once caused 

 the Tulip Garden's jealousy. 



Seen from the raised chabutras, these broad 

 colour masses backed by the dark trees would 

 be particularly effective. Poppies, lilies, and 

 anemones were other flowers that were frequently 

 planted in plots, and among smaller flowers, like 

 the violets, were the red cyclamen, which still 

 hang their dainty little heads in a row, portrayed 

 in coloured marbles round Jahangir's tomb. 



The Mughals with their Tartar traditions were 

 great tomb -builders as well as gardeners. To 

 explore the evidences of their zeal in this 

 respect around Lahore is an enthralling occupa- 



