The parks and gardens of Paris, considered in relation to the wants of other cities and of the public and private gardens; being notes on a study of Paris gardens (1878)
Robinson, W. (William), 1838-1935 · London, Macmillan · leaf 72
mply in the wrong position. Agood, honest black saucepan in the middle of the dining-room tablewould not be more incongruous than a tool-shed is in the middleof Cavendish Square. In the Pare Monceau there are several CiiAP. II.] THE TARC MONCEAU. 41 villanously ugly find wholly needless buildings… … CLEMATIS ON TREES IN MAY, Pare Monccaii tanyard no doubt, but not in a fair garden. Such puerile struc-tures are figured with the most elaborate detail in illustratedworks, as if thoy were as worthy of admiration as a Roman arch.A man who really knew their value and ha<l power to treat them 42…
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