Chap. V.] 



THE TUILERIES GARDENS. 



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Cannas, Roses, Honey suckles, and herbaceou s plants. In autumn 

 tKey^re plaiited wiffi f[o"wer s wbicli bloo m in early spring,^and 

 blossom onJ;ill about the t ime of Lilac- bloom, when~tEe~suSiger 

 pTSnETreplace them. Tbe practice of relieving the sfohy glare 

 SorQr"pedestals, statues, &c., by rich bands of Ivy and graceful 

 mixed borders, produces some" happy etfectsi But , notwithstand- 

 ing the means taken to tone them down, there are too many 

 huge-Tases7Ttafiies7<^c., iiTtfisre gardens to permit of that repose 

 wh i c h i h i ' a garden's greatest charm. 



'TOe'stone seats in this and other gardens, among other advan- 

 tages which they have over wooden ones, are much easier to make 

 in simple and good forms, not so easily damaged, and do away 

 with the disagreeable need of painting. 



Marble Seat, Tuileries Garden 



