66 Foreign Notices : — Germany. 



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

 M. Soulange Bodin at Fromont, last spring, for the first time in France. 

 But this, and other news of the kind, you will find in the Annates de Fro- 

 mont; of which M. Soulange Bodin informs me he sends you regularly a 

 copy. Some curious discussions have lately been going 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 under the bark, &c, is opposed, 

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

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

 deal of distress at present prevailing 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 newspapers states, about 20 francs (16s. 8d. 

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

 gets in a year. — T. E. 



The Subscription Garden at Lisieiuc in Normandy. — The subscription 

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

 fine trees, beautiful shrubs and flowers, a variety of rural seats 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 Lisieux 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 (.Spiraea Aruncus) is much admired. 

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

 &c, and a room elegantly fitted up with yellow damask curtains, mirrors, 

 sofa, an ornamented chimney-piece, an organ, books, chairs, &c. The walls 

 are painted b} r himself, and represent scenes in Rome and Athens. I saw 

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

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

 June 10. 1831. 



GERMANY. 



Vienna. — The Tivoli Garden at Vienna (Jig. 28.) was first opened in the 

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

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

 towns on the Continent, as Paris, Naples, Milan, &c. It is situated on the 

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

 berg (Green 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 spacious to contain from two to three thousand 

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

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

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

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

 persons, which are set off from an elevation of about 12 ft. at the one end 

 of the building, and by their own weight are propelled along a descending 

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

 tremity, 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 bands of 

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



