The Great Conservatory in the Gardens of the Horticultural Society, at Chiswick, [London], 1850. There were 5000 to 6000 visitors to the conservatory, '...its entire dimensions are 184 feet long, 25 feet high, and about 30 feet the noble and distinguished persons early in the grounds were '...the Nepaulese ambassador, and the other members of the mission [who] excited very great interest. They were dressed in their national costume. The Ambassador, in addition to the other costly articles of his apparel, wore a pair of rich light satin trowsers. The three individuals constituting
The Great Conservatory in the Gardens of the Horticultural Society, at Chiswick, [London], 1850. There were 5000 to 6000 visitors to the conservatory, '...its entire dimensions are 184 feet long, 25 feet high, and about 30 feet the noble and distinguished persons early in the grounds were '...the Nepaulese ambassador, and the other members of the mission [who] excited very great interest. They were dressed in their national costume. The Ambassador, in addition to the other costly articles of his apparel, wore a pair of rich light satin trowsers. The three individuals constituting the mission appeared exceedingly delighted with the appearance of the grounds, and the vast assemblage of beauty and fashion by which the gardens were Victoria Lily was again the great floral attraction'. From "Illustrated London News", 1850.
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