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den at Dcsio, near Milan, by M. Jean Casoretti, in 1824, flowered with 

 M. Soulanjie Bodin at Froiiiont, last si)rinsi, for the first time in France. 

 But this, ami other news of tlic kind, you will find in the Annalcs dc Fro- 

 viont ; of which M. Soulanjic Bodin informs me he sends you repdarly a 

 copy. Some curious discussions have lately been i;oing on in the Academy 

 of Sciences on the subject of vegetable physiology, which, I trust, will 

 attract the attention of Mr. Lindley, as his doctrine (originated by De la 

 Hire, and continued by Darwin, Du Thouars, and Poiteau), of every bud 

 which produces a shoot sending down roots untler tiie bark,<!v:c., is opposed, 

 and, as it is thought, proved to be false, by a committee of the Academy. 

 I am sorry to say, tiiat, notwithstanding the abundant crops, there is a great 

 deal of distress at present jirevailiug in this country, not only among the 

 manufacturing, but among the agricultural, class. The causes are various ; 

 but the chief 1 believe to be discontent at the excessive amount of taxes, 

 and especially at the income of the king, which is enormous ; being, as a 

 clever writer in one of the newspaj)ers states, about 20 francs (IGs. 8r/. 

 sterling) every minute ; or, as much in ten minutes as a Lyons weaver 

 gets in a year. — T. E. 



The Sitb.icripiion Garden at Lisiciuc in Kormandi/. — The subscription 

 garden at this place is very extensive, containing numerous shady walks, 

 fine trees, beautiful shrubs and flowers, a variety of rural scats and alcoves, 

 a retreat in the midst for meditation, and fishponds with gold and silver 

 fish. At the entrance is a lawn, of an oblong form, the ground rising to 

 the right, and in front. I think there are twenty-four subscribers. The 

 people of Lisicux appear very fond of cultivating gardens ; many of which 

 contain choice and rare specimens of shrubs and flowers. Among other 

 shrubs, that called Barbe de Chevre(5'pira.'\i Aruncus) is nuich admired. 

 A. M. Qucsncy has a very pretty garden, laid out with grottos, arbours, 

 &c., and a room elegantly fitted u[) with yellow damask curtains, mirrors, 

 sofa, an ornamentcnl chinmey-piecc, an organ, books, chairs, &C. The walls 

 are painted by himself, and represent scenes in Home and Athens. I saw 

 in this garden a great variety of flowers ; particularly aloes and roses : 

 among tiie latter were a dozen sorts of roses upon one stem. — J. M. 

 June 10. 1831. 



GERMANY. 



Vtmna. — The TivoR Garden at Vienna {fg. 28.) was first opened in the 

 spring of 1830. It is one of those public jilaces of amusement which, 

 within these few years, are become fashionable in some of the large 

 towns on the Continent, as Paris, Naples, Milan, <S:c. It is situated on the 

 east side of the garden of Schonbrunn, on an eminence called the Griincn- 

 berg ((iSreen Mountain), about two English miles from town, and in the 

 fine evenings of summer is frequented by the most respectable society. 

 The building is sufficiently s|)acious to contain from two to three thousand 

 persons ; and its appearance, as well as the internal arrangements, is par- 

 ticidarlv striking and elegant. In the centre is a large saloon, with billiard 

 tables, and at each end are various rooms for refreshments. The principal 

 anmsement of the place is riding on little carriages, each containing two 

 persons, which are set oft' from an elevation of about I2(h at the one end 

 of the i)uilding, and i)y their own weight are proi)eiled along a descending 

 undulated railway, which passes in an exteniled circle to the other ex- 

 tremitv, where the people alight, and either ascend the steps in the front 

 to the refreshment rooms, or walk in the gardens. The carriages are then 

 drawn under the building up to the place from whence they set off", ready 

 for a new course. The thunder-like noise occasioned by their continual 

 passing along the wooden railway is agreeably softened by two i)ands of 

 music, which play alternately. Those persons who do not choose to ride 



