A restless confusion of dragons from Leh, lotus from the Dal Lake, and the ever-present chenar leaf, hobnob together with Britishvery Britishcrests and monograms on the tops of tables and the seats of chairsportions of the furniture that should be left severely plain.

In the compound stood a fine group of chenar trees (Platanus orientalis) whose noble trunks and graceful branches showed in striking contrast to the slender stems of the poplars.