Chapter V: Visiting the Gardens 157

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

1. The Rhododendron Dell _Frontispiece_
FACING PAGE
2. The Wild Garden in Spring 8
3. The Lake 18
4. The Queen’s Cottage 30
5. In Queen’s Cottage Gardens 34
6. Looking up the Thames 42
7. The Pagoda 58
8. The Water-Lily Pond 64
9. The Palace 78
10. In the Italian Garden 90
11. The Ruined Arch 96
12. The Azaleas 102
13. The Peonies 108
14. The Palm Trees and Main Gate 112
15. The Rhododendron Walk 124
16. The Poppy Beds 138
17. The Rosary 146
18. Wild Hyacinths 152
19. In the Rock Garden 158
20. The Palm House 164
21. The Greenhouse 172
22. Wild Flowers in the Beech Woods 176
23. The Lake, looking South 198
24. The Herbaceous Ground 200

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