Chap. I.] 



THE BOIS DE BOULOGNE. 



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More than one view of the river as it glides along one side of 

 this noble park may serve to show how much may be gained by 

 arranging the ground and planting so that the beauty of the 

 natural water may be seen. In the park various artificial lakes 

 have been made, while, for the most part, the fine opportunities 

 ofi"ered by the river have not been taken advantage of. Wherever 

 a garden or park possesses natural advantages of this kind it is 



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THE II GRAND " CASCADE IN THE BOIS DE BOULOGNE. 

 Pities, Birck, and Ivy have somewhat concealed its original ugliness. 



well to develop them in preference to making pieces of artificial 

 water. Lake-like reaches, islets, efiective planting, turf-margined 

 bays, and every feature that makes water, or ground near water, 

 charming may be secured in such a case far more readily than 

 with artificial water. 



As a combination of wild wood and noble pleasure-garden, the 

 Bois is magnificent. As regards size, it is ample, containing more 

 than two thousand acres, of which nearly half is wood, a quarter 



