Nixon, Mima, illustrator, Calthrop, Dion Clayton, 1878-1937 · London: A. & C. Black, Ltd. · leaf 231
the gardensamong rapacious citizens, Richard made a crafty,suggestion. Why not preserve the park, hesaid, to be a vegetable garden for the benefit ofpatriots ? And suiting his action to his words,he began planting potatoes in the conspicuousParterre de Latone. His philanthropy wasapproved, and,… … The Parterre de Latone, Versailles FRANCE The Fountain of Diana^ Versailles f~^ N summer holidays the gardens of Versailles^-^ are thronged with pleasure-seekers. GayParisian excursionists crowd the terraces ; per-sonally conducted tourists are hurried from pointto point ; townsfolk camp under the…
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