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fine ; Chaumontelle nouveau, larger and better than the old 

 one : Archduke Charles, large and fine : Souverain des Prin- 

 temps, large and fine ; Fondante des Charneuse very large, 

 and promises well, now bearmg for the first time; Louise de 

 Prusse rouvelle, large and apparently fine ; Belle Henriette, 

 large roundish, and handsome ; both this and the last in 

 bearing for the first time : Louis de Bologne, six inches long, 

 very large and superb in appearance ; Sargaret, bears well, 

 good size, roundish and good; we have this now in fruit; 

 Augeries, medium size, oval, good, season January ; De Mons, 

 good size, dotted like Bezi de la Motte, good ; Paternotte, 

 very large and superb, in bearing for the first time here ; Col- 

 mar Van Mons very large, handsome and excellent ; first time 

 of bearing ; Missile d'Hiver looks well, good size and form, 

 melting and good. 



As none of the kinds were in eating, we could only speak 

 of their general appearance as compared with other varieties ; 

 where we have spoken of the quality, we have given the 

 opinion of M. Cappe. A small tree of the variety known as 

 the Shakspeare, was producing a few pears, and it proved to 

 be the Seckel : we examined the fruit with M. Cappe, who 

 thinks it synonymous. M. Jamin describes it in his cata- 

 logue as "melting, productive /owr^A size, ripening in Octo- 

 ber;" just the character of the Seckel; unless there is an er- 

 ror in the name, it evidently is nothing but that old variety. 



The plums stand in a compartment by themselves, but the 

 season was nearly over for this fruit, and we found but two 

 or three kinds remaining ; one of these was a new one called 

 the Reine Victoire, very large, and of handsome appearance. 

 The garden is kept in fine order, and all the trees appeared 

 in fine health. 



There is a fine collection of trees and shrubs in the garden, 

 which we were in hopes to examine ; but a day or more 

 would have been required to have done so with a view to 

 give the results here. M. Camuset, who has the charge of 

 the department, has raised many seedlings which are desira- 

 ble additions. 



The Dahlias and other flowers planted on the borders of 

 the squares near the main walk, were one blaze of flowers ; 

 either from the climate or cultivation, the dahlias bloom more 



