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families of the nobility and gentry, in their excur- 

 sions thither, and with whom it seems to be a very 

 great favourite. It is to be met with in many parts 

 of Italy, Germany, Prussia, and Flanders, in the 

 neighbourhood of Lausanne, in Switzerland, and of 

 Grenoble and Lyons, in the province of Dauphiny, 

 and other parts of France. 



The Empress Josephine, distinguished among 

 other things for her great taste and fondness for 

 flowers, had, among an endless variety of elegant 

 and curious shrubs, plants, and flowers, an admir- 

 able collection of Yellow Picotees, at Malmaison. 

 Her gardens were then under the superintendence 

 of the celebrated botanist, Bonpland, who subse- 

 quently went to South America to prosecute his 

 favourite study under the patronage of the late Pre- 

 sident Bolivar. 



The late Queen Charlotte and the Princesses, a 

 few years ago, had a very superb collection of yellow 

 Picotees at Frogmore, which were obtained principally 

 from Germany ; they w r ere the delight of all who saw 

 them. 



