House Garden 
laurus nobilis, arbutus andrachne, strawberry 
trees ( arbutus unedo), holm-trees, or holly 
(quercus ilex), pittosporum and viburnum. 
About the verandas and pergolas are licorice 
(glycyrrhizaglabra), vilis quinquefolia and gly¬ 
cine. There are huge masses of rhododen¬ 
dron, and in 
i m portant 
positions is 
the camellia 
j a p o n i c a , 
planted in the 
ground and 
thriving all 
year in the 
open air. In 
the parterres 
are palms, 
acanthus 
mollis, yucca, 
agave Ameri¬ 
cana, W elling- 
tonia gigantea. 
The hedges, 
picturesquely 
translated into English as “walls,” are made 
of arbor-vitae ( thuya biota orient alls). Near the 
swan’s lake are plantains, having leaves five 
feet in length, also the Langerstremia of Japan, 
with square-shaped branches. Connected with 
the parterre is an alley of oleanders ( nerium 
oleander). The wood is composed of fir and 
pine trees of the following species : pinus syl- 
vestris, pinus austriaca, pinus maritima, holm- 
trees ( quercus ilex), yew-trees ( taxus baccata), 
myrtle ( myrtus communis), the spindle tree 
(euonymus europaeus), also cedars and cypresses. 
H orse-chestnuts [pesculus hippocastanum) form 
the avenue to the railway station ; and beside 
the station building, is a beautiful and unique 
example of Araucaria excelsa. 
On the coast north of the castle is a grotto, 
into which the sea penetrates and affords a 
series of bath- 
ing basins, 
entered 
through an 
artificial pas¬ 
sage cut into 
the rock. 
Outside the 
n o r t h e r n 
boundary of 
the park, a 
large hotel 
has been built 
on the coast, 
and is a 
favorite resort 
during the 
s u m m e r 
season on 
account of the proximity to the Miramar 
grounds, which are benevolently open to the 
public throughout the year from daybreak 
to sunset. The “ visitors’ house ” of which 
a view is given was built for the Prince’s 
guests. Elere the ex-Empress of Mexico 
was lodged on her return, in the hope that 
old associations might soothe her distracted 
mind, but former scenes served only to 
aggravate the insanity brought on by her 
husband’s terrible fate, and she was removed 
to Bavaria. 
THE PARTERRES OF THE FORMAL GARDENS 
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FLAN OF THE CASTLE AND GROUNDS 
