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Royal palaces & gardens (1916)

Nixon, Mima, illustrator, Calthrop, Dion Clayton, 1878-1937 · London: A. & C. Black, Ltd. · leaf 175

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cting of perfection, then it would be foundin the early days of May in the Wistaria Bowerof the royal gardens in Athens. Here an ancientand vigorous vine, of the Japanese bloom, climbsto the top of a wide long woodwork trellisroofing in the heart of the cool deep paradise,and, in an overshadowing… … The Wistaria Bower, theRoyal Palace, Athens THE WISTARIA BOWER fume of haunting sweetness from their myriadclusters. There are people who, having witnessed QueenAlexandra going to and returning from hercrowning, say they wish to see no lovelier visionwhile on earth. That is because they never…

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