The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-08

mer. they died. She conceived the idea
of having an English botanical garden.
She herself laid out the grounds much as
they now are. and she set out the first
plants and small trees.
From the time of its beginning to the
present day il has furnished the royal ia
BILE with flowers for dinner The Queen's
son-in-law, Prime Christian, attends to
IL. being the royal botanical gardener
and, thoug,, ne does not personally dig
the ground he is responsible for the hir-
ing OF the mead gardeners, ana he is com
plimentcd or passed ny at the annual
flower shows. according to his diligence
ard his pl; nts.
the English garden IS the NEST COM
plcte in TIE world from a botanical
standpoint, but from a picturesque view
II compares not at all with the botanical
garden Of sydney. Australia. This is the
most beautiful spot under the sun. and
people who have cnce viewed II under the
GUNNER skies live only to tell its glorics
The nay OF Sidney, with the grandcst
harbor In the world, beats against the
side walls of the garden. These are Of
stone, and back of them are tall palms,
as tall as maple trees. with great punches
OF red flowers waving at the top OF the
stalks. Beyond are the paths.
As you walk through them with the
palms on one hama and the sweet flow
erA on the other you hear the perpetual
music of the waves beating against that
rocky well that shuts out the harbor
The botanical garden leads into large
park which is called the Domain. 1t
hes more natural beauties THAI any park
OF the old or new world. Its roses are
larger than California jacques. and its
palms and callas grow in hedges min
tated except In equatorial climates.
LADY MQUARnY's CHAIR.
There is a spot In the Sydney botani-
cal garden TO which strangers always
go. Opposite the Parliament House.
across the garden. is a great chair of
natural stone, not quite large enough for
two people side by side, but strong
enough 10 hold their combined weight
II IL the lovers seat. and its name is
Lady McQuarry's Wishing Chair. Any
wish made there and sealed with the
ratification OF true love I'm the shape OF
kiss is bound to be fulfilled before the
new moon "winks tired" The Austria
Ian botanical garden is what takes tour
lists cut Of their way i'm c,Issing Austria
la and makes them linger longer than
me time allowed for "dolng" the island
The Jafdin dcs Plantes garden of the
plants OF Paris lad its origin. like the
English garden. in court vanity. or court
caprice. In 1897. the Queen wanted now-
crs for her dresses. She was obliged TO
gown herself with artificial flowers. GIVE
me white flowers" she demanded. A tiny
botanical garden was started IL
grew and IL grew, and twenty-five years
later II was enlarged by scientific gar
den OF wild flowers Of Fr1nce. Then
came the Wild ferns ana shrubs and
frrits fer wine and medicine. and finally.
The present very beautiful Jardin des
Tiant,s Each tree In the garden. each
flower and each shrub has a label upon
Il. telling it's botanical name so that 1t
Is a place Of study In reality as well as
In n3me.
The Berlin garden and the Vienna
5chcnbrunn are filled with students from
morning until night. They are compell-
"a each day 10 commune with nature
or 90 many hours. The university sends |
hem into the garden. and there they |
,vzzie out their lesscns and study the |
,lants at the same time.
hat II Why the Austrians and Germans
~ % fond OF flowers. and why they
now 90 much about plants. The most
hooks are planned Tor them. !