Foreign JVotices. — Austria, 191 



The many hundred lofty stems of camellias, mixed with those of a 

 lower growth, astonish the connoisseur, and especially when he is 

 informed that this collection consists of more than a thousand va- 

 rieties. 



On the lawn on the right stand beautiful exotic trees and shrubs, 

 which have attaineil a tolerable height; and of these I need only 

 mention Diospyros Lotus, Viririlirt lutea; Magn6h« acuminata, tri- 

 petala, SouIange<m«; Alalia spiiiosa, JSetula laciniata var, pendula, 

 Fagus sylvatica var. purpurea, Aucuba japonica, and several species 

 of Mahonm. A group of Clerodendrum fior. rub. simpi,, in the par- 

 terre, is worthy also of particular consideration. 



You now enter the houses, and come first to the division filled with 

 Cacti. The collection is rich, and part of it was purchased some 

 years ago at Dresden by the baron, where it was under the care of 

 the court gardener, M. Terseheck, and was universally admired. 

 The next compartment contains hot-house plants remarkable for their 

 outward ha[)it, their size, and beauty, such as Pandiinus humilis, 

 Dracfe^na Draco, Laiirus Cinnamomum, and some species of Til- 

 landsia, &c. The other division of this house is separated into two 

 beds, in which the specimens are planted; these are mostly of the 

 families of Mimosa and Papilionacefe. I must not omit to mention 

 the beautiful specimens of .Acacia Cunninghann'a Hook., Juaicura, 

 decora, homomalla, polymorpha, ol)ovata, pentadenia, pubescens, 

 and vestita, which are in the middle part of the house, and form an 

 avenue of overhanging trees; also Gompholobium polymorphum 

 elatum, Oxylobium ellipticum, Indigofera australis, Corrfc'a specio- 

 sa, Polygala attenuata, Eriostemon cuspidatus and 6uxif61ius, Lis- 

 santhe sapida, Condstylis Juncea, &c., which stand in a bed like a 

 thick forest; among which are seen Kennedy^ rubicunda and longe- 

 racemosa, beautifully winding round the supports of the house. 

 The second bed is principally filled with the rarest camellias, in the 

 most luxuriant condition. There are also other plants among them, 

 particularly many Proteucece; and a plant of Grevillea robiista is 

 eighteen feet high, which, unfortunately, must be taken out, as it has 

 already reached the height of the house. All lovers of plants must 

 wish that this somewhat dangerous operation may be carefully per- 

 formed. In the front part of the first bed in this division, close by 

 the lights, are two ProteilcecB y)lanted in the ground, and in front of 

 the other bed there are small plants in the open ground. The whole 

 house is divided by a passage up the middle, the supports of which 

 are decorated with twining plants, and the two side passages have 

 wire arches over them, covered with kennedyas and climbing plants. 



From this house you enter a small, but, as may be expected, 

 tastefully decorated saloon. The floor, like the former, is of mosa- 

 ic; the painting on the ceiling and walls in the Indian style, and the 

 look ng-glasses, drapery, and furniture are of the very newest taste. 



Adjoining to this saloon is a conservatory, in which are camellias 

 of all the varieties planted in the soil. Behind them are Camellia 

 japonica fl. alba pleno, anemoneflora, althfeiflora, rosea pleno, Sa- 

 sdnqua, Gussoni, &c., grown as espaliers, which have already cov- 

 ered the whole wall. A narrow path separates this from beds filled 

 with high camellias and Indian azaleas. Among the camellias, the 



