The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . f that suburb have designated oneof the roads as Queens walk ; but, if therecords are true, the Queens walking musthave been effected vicariously in the arms ofher nurse, for the Duke died when his child bedding plants, and other decorative plants usedfor the embellishment of the park. Threelarge span-roofed houses contain a selection offine plants btPalms, Tree-Ferns, Musa Knsete,and similar plants, which will soon be placed inposition. A few fino standard Bays in tubsare here harmonising with the ar
The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . f that suburb have designated oneof the roads as Queens walk ; but, if therecords are true, the Queens walking musthave been effected vicariously in the arms ofher nurse, for the Duke died when his child bedding plants, and other decorative plants usedfor the embellishment of the park. Threelarge span-roofed houses contain a selection offine plants btPalms, Tree-Ferns, Musa Knsete,and similar plants, which will soon be placed inposition. A few fino standard Bays in tubsare here harmonising with the architecturalfeatures of the palace, and with a largered-bricked orangery used to shelter Agavesand other plants. The view from the front ofthe palace, looking eastward, is just now, con-sidering its situation, magnificent. Nobleavenues of verdure radiate in different direc-tions from the Round Pond, and now that thetrees are in full foliage, you may look and lookagain, and not see a house. Close by is theFlower Walk, where John Leech represented ayoungster inuocently asking, with reference. Fig. 14S.—A view op Kensington palace, the birthplace of queen victoria, and hek residence till her accession. (Photographed by Messrs Shies, Kensington.) George II., and subsequently the freeholdwas purchased by, or for, Queen IV. was educated here, under the super-intendence of Dr. Markham, afterwards Arch-bishop of York ; and the Royal Family residedhere till the death of George III. in 1820. Itsconnection with this present year of rejoicinglies in the fact that the marriage of thoDuke of Kent to Princess Victoria of SaxeCobuig took place in Queen Charlottes draw-ing-room on July 11, 1805. The Duke andDuchess after the wedding proceeded to Clare-mont. The Duke of Clarence, afterwardsWilliam IV., was also married here; and QueenCharlotte hcrsolf died hero on November 17 oftho same year. At present the Palace is untenanted, thoughthere are many purposes to which it might a
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