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which are taken out in summer, which at all 

 times of the year makes a flower walk. The 

 rooms have a lookout on this promenade 

 through gilded lattices, immediately under the 

 windows, and two steps at the sides give access 

 to it. 



The first flower garden starts in front of this 

 conservatory and is bounded by the lake Lucie, 

 with the hills beyond. 



It surrounds the whole square of the castle 

 and has a communication under the castle terrace 

 by a tunnel, walled with golden-colored sulphur 

 pyrites and blue slags. 



In the laying-out of these gardens I have al- 

 lowed my fancy free play and have combined 

 regularity with irregularity fearlessly, but I hope, 

 nevertheless, not to have disturbed the harmony 

 of the whole. On the ground-plan, no doubt, 

 there may be a singular appearance in the fan- 

 shape ; the " H " set in a star ; the square shaped 

 like the breastplate of the Jewish high priest; 

 the cornucopia; the colossal flower made up of 

 various plants ; an " S " of roses and forget-me- 

 nots ; the peacocks' feathers, etc. As a matter of 

 fact, the effect is rather rich and original, and 

 not more heterogeneous than the bazaar effect 

 is. usually in the room of an elegant kdy. The 

 sketch in Plate XII gives a part of the appear- 

 ance presented by these features seen from the 

 balcony of the tower. Two busts can be seen 

 there in front of a flower stand. They are those 

 of two women, who of all those I have met 



