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partly in single specimens, enclosed in wire fences, along certain 

 open portions of the walks. 



Between the row of beds of shrubs and that of herbaceous 

 plants, shown in Jig. 69., we would form a gravel walk 15 ft. 

 in width, connected with the grand south and north walk d in 

 Jig. 70., by the straight walk c. The warm colour of the gravel 



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a. Outer line of beds for herbaceous 

 plants. 



b. Line of beds, next the water, for 

 low flowering shrubs. 



c. Walk, 1.5 ft. wide, connecting the 

 walk round the basin with the 

 broad gravel walk, rf, which 

 crosses Kensington Gardens from 

 north to south. 



e e, Floating islands. 



/ /, Pedestals for statues, vases, or 

 fountains, on the supposition 

 that the water is surrounded by 

 a stone margin. 



g g. Strained wire fence. 

 ■ /i, Central fountain, to be worked 

 by a steam engine, concealed in 

 the adjoining mass of wood. 



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Fig. 70. The Basin in Kensington Gardens as supposed to be surrounded with low Shrubs, SjC. 



of this walk would relieve the view of the water from that cold, 

 dull, monotonous appearance which is so often complained of in 

 that part of Kensington Gardens, and which is the result of 

 the want of warm colours in the scene. The only relief from 

 the eternal green and blue is a momentary one on fine Sundays, 

 when the banks are promenaded by gaily dressed females and 

 children. This dull scene forms the view from the principal 

 front of Kensington Palace ; and, judging from Miss Burney's 

 picture of court life in the time of George III., it may not 

 have been unappropriate to the ideas of royalty of the by-gone 

 generation. Now, however, thanks to the aquatic fowls with 

 which this piece of water has lately been stocked, the attraction 

 to walk on its banks is increased, and the monotony of the 



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