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avenue from behind ; the carriage of the visiter passes under 

 an archway to the court of honour, and the stranger, entering 

 the saloon, is struck with astonishment and dehght at the mag- 

 nificence of the prospect, which comprises the fertile valley 

 of the Moselle, with its numerous villages, farm-houses, corn- 

 fields, and vineyards, bounded by undulating hills covered 

 with wood. The remains of terraced gardens, orchards, 

 avenues, canals, and of all the component parts of a highly 

 enriched geometric garden, still exist, though they have been 

 utterly neglected for upwards of thirty years, and though the 

 house was pillaged during the first excesses of the Revolution. 

 At the base and on the sides of the knoll on which the cha- 

 teau stands are the cottages which compose the village of 

 Neuviller, and the public road ; and we were told that it was 

 the unjust acts perpetrated by the proprietor, in endeavouring 

 to remove this village and road to a distance, which cost him 

 his chateau, and ultimately his demesne. On looking over the 

 numerous apartments, of spacious dimensions, on the ground 

 floor, we found that a number of them had never been finished ; 

 and that very few of the bed-rooms were what in England 

 would be considered habitable.. 



As Specimens of Town Gardens in Paris, we shall give the 

 plan of the Elysee Bourbon, that of M. Boursault, and that 

 of Bel Respiro. 



The Garden of the Elysee Bourbon {Jig. 32.) belongs to a 

 palace of that name, and is situated in the Rue du Faubourg 

 St. Honore. It was laid out by the architect Belanger, and 

 contains a long glade of lawn [a] ; a straight covered walk [b) ; 

 open winding walks (c) ; shady winding walks {d) ; a piece of 

 water with an island {e) ; and a handsome terrace in front of 

 the palace {f). As far as design is concerned, the ground 

 is made the most of; but it was planted at a time when little 

 regard was had, and as little opportunity afforded, for the in- 

 troduction of American shrubs. We found this garden in 

 excellent order. 



The Ga7^de7i of M. Boursaidt is situated in the Rue Blanche ; 

 and, for its size and situation, is one of the richest, not only 

 in France, but in Europe. It contains less than two acres, 

 and is surrounded on every side by high houses. The winter 

 garden comprises a range of architectural conservatories, or- 

 namented with columns of marble in the Corinthian order ; 

 another range of upright glass at an angle of nineteen de- 

 grees, as in Holland, and with opaque roofs containing rooms 

 used for various garden purposes. At a time when gardening 

 pursuits in France were confined to few, and when rare plants 

 were only to be procured at an enormous expense, M. Bour- 



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