CHEMICO-AGRICULTURAL TOUR. I33 



My principal object in going to Heidelberg was to visit the labo- 

 ratory of Professor Bunsen, and if possible, study for a short time 

 under so distinguished a chemist; arriving there, I consequently 

 called on that gentleman, who received me most kindly, and con- 

 ducted me all through his extensive laboi'atories, and showed me 

 several objects of novelty and interest which he possessed — 

 amongst others his apparatus for spectrum analysis, with which I 

 was much pleased. He regretted, however, that owing to his lab- 

 oratories being at that time so completely full of working pupils, 

 he was unable to accede to my wish of working with him. My 

 stay, therefore, was much shorter at Heidelberg than I had intend- 

 ed ; but previous to my departure I visited the Botanic Garden, 

 which is situated close to the town, and though small in extent, 

 is nicely laid out, and contains many interesting plants. 



From Heidelberg I proceeded by rail to Stuttgart, as I was very 

 desirous of seeing the celebrated Agricultural College of Hohen- 

 heira, situated near that city. Arriving at Stuttgart, which is the 

 chief town of the kingdom of Wiirtemburg, I drove to Hohenheim, 

 which is about six miles distant from Stuttgart. As the road 

 which leads to Hohenheim ascends a considerable height just on 

 leaving the town, a very good view can be obtained from it of the 

 surrounding country, and of Stuttgart lying in the valley beneath, 

 which affords a highly picturesque scene. Along the road a great 

 number of vines may be observed cultivated with much care on 

 terraces, which are cut out of the almost perpendicular sides of 

 the hills ; and these, when the vines are in full leaf and fruit, must 

 produce a very pleasing eifect. 



The Royal Agricultural College at Hohenheim, which is in part 

 supported by the state, is one of the largest and most celebrated of 

 the agricultural schools in Germany. The College itself, which is 

 well situated in the centre of a rich and very picturesque country, 

 consists of a large suite of buildings arranged in the form of a 

 square, a part of which formerly constituted a royal palace. There 

 are about six hundred acres of land attached to the college, a por- 

 , tion of which is devoted to agricultural experiments, and to a 

 Botanic Garden. Besides the apartments for the accommodation and 

 instruction of the pupils of the College, and for the residence of 

 its professors, the buildings contain a museum of Natural History, 

 a library, chemical laboratory, &c. The College also possesses 

 a very fine and extensive collection of agricultural models and 



