Gardens And Lawns: Public gardens and lawns and Parks.—Rome is richly endowed with open spaces and gardens and lawns. Good views of the city may be obtained in the gardens and lawns of the Pincio, Janiculum, Quirinal, and Aventine. The garden of Villa Celimontana on the Caelian is noteworthy for its wide views toward the Alban Hills. The gardens and lawns of villas include those of the Villa Borghese, Villa Doria Pamphili, Villa Sciarra, and Villa Medici. Although many other gardens and lawns with their villas have been destroyed by the growth of the city, a law of 1883 has actively promoted public gardens and lawns, so that there are now over 7,600 acres of public gardens and lawns and parks in the city, in addition to ornamental avenues.
Among superlative gardens and lawns, the ensuing ones, except Hampton Court, being without palaces or "houses," three in the London orbit stand out: The Royal Botanic gardens and lawns at Kew; the extensive formal gardens and lawns (from about the year 1700) of Hampton Court Palace; and the Royal Horti¬cultural Society gardens and lawns at Wisley, Ripley, some 12 miles south of Lon¬don. Farther afield, one must certainly stress the College gardens and lawns and Botanic gardens and lawns of Oxford; and the College gardens and lawns and "Backs," of Cambridge. Backs, in university parlance, are glorious lawns shaded by elms, oaks, maples and chestnut trees, and those of Cambridge mostly ex¬tend to the edge of the placid River Cam. For delicious laziness you'll want to try punting on the Cam, with the weeping willows of its b enjoying a "good cry" into the river beside you.
7. Summer Courses for Students and Teachers Both Oxford and Cambridge offer summer courses for overseas students, as do many other British universities and educational bodies; and at Stratford-upon-Avon there is a six-weeks' course in Shakespearean Studies.
The National Union of Students, 3 Endsleigh St., London, W.C.2, is but one of many organizations that promote and organize holiday and study tours, visits and exchanges for students from abroad.
For full information on student tours, of which many are organized by different colleges, institutes and even travel agencies, consult the New York office of the British Travel Association (336 Madison Ave.), which maintains a separate Student Travel Officer.See Also Cut In Lawns Also Provide:cut in lawns also providecrease or decrease the frequency of mowcut in lawns also provideg accordcut in lawns also provideg to the rate of growth, which varies from season to season, and may be cut in lawns also providefluenced by bad weather, feedcut in lawns also provideg, irrigation, the varieties of grass becut in lawns also provideg grown and the general health of the turf itself.
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Southern lawns of subtropical grasses are generally mowed to a height of one inch. Temporary winter lawns of ryegrass are cut at one and a quarter inches.
Mowing machines should be used for lawns when the grass is dry, scythes and sickles when it is slightly moist. For the kinds of mowers see Chapter 16.
Hand mowers cut with a revolving reel of several curved knives that scissor against a stationery horizontal bed knife. They come with from four to nine knives. For ordinary lawns, five are best; for creeping bent lawns, seven. Hand mowers may be had with rubber-tired or plain metal wheels. Those with ball bearings run best.
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