Holland and the Netherlands^ Australia. 



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HOLLAND AND THE NETHERLANDS. 



Botanic Garden at Brussels. — The new Botanic Garden at Brussels, 

 which promises to be so great an ornament to that city, is advancing ra- 

 pidly towards completion. The magnificent range of green and hot-houses 

 is covered in and glazed, and in part occupied with plants, and the ter- 

 races into which the sloping site of the garden has been disposed, are already 

 either partially planted or laid out for the reception of the trees and 

 shrubs, &c., which are to ornament them. One striking feature of this 

 botanic garden, and which few similar establishments can boast, is, that 

 from the [circumstance of its running parallel for upwards of one third 

 of a mile with the new north boulevard, than which it is considerably 

 lower, and separated from it throughout its whole length by a sunk wall, 

 a complete view of the range of hot and green-houses (which occupy a 

 commanding eminence), and of the whole garden {Jig. 77.) is obtained 



a. Low frames with curvilinear roofs. 



b. Low frames with straight sashes. 



c. Six fountains. 



d. Flight of steps. 

 e e. Boulevard. 



without the trouble of entering it from, this boulevard, which forms 

 part of a delightful promenade planted with four rows of trees, now nearly 

 surrounding the whole city. {Note of a Friend, April.) 



AUSTRALIA. 



New Settlement on the Swan River, on the north-west coast of New Hol- 

 land. — Some account of this settlement will be found in all the news- 

 papers for April, and in No. 78. of the Quarterly Eevieiv. Details, accom- 

 panied by criticisms, will be found in the Farme>-'s Journal for April 27. 

 and May 4. and 11. A gardener, who has 200/. or upwards, and a healthy 

 wife, would do well to consider the very favourable circumstances attend- 

 ing this settlement. A man acquainted with country matters, with 5000/., 

 by going out there with twenty paupers, and remaining seven or ten years, 

 would, in all probability, increase his property twenty-fold, and might then 

 return home with the consciousness of having done good to others as well 

 as to himself, of having promoted civilisation and happiness gcnerallv. 



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