Garden of M. Bourmult. 



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sault collected the most costly exotics to be found in Europe, 

 notwithstanding all intercourse with Britain was prohibited. 

 There are indeed here many fine specimens of plants, which, 

 though they have been for some years familiar to British gar- 

 dening, were, before the peace of 1815, not to be found in 

 France beyond the precincts of M. Boursault's garden. We 

 saw this garden in 1815, again in 1819, and again in 1828 

 and 1829 ; and always found it in the very highest order and 

 keeping. Through the kindness of the proprietor, we have 

 been favoured with the ground plan of this garden, and we 



employed an artist, in 1828, to take the two views ^5. 33. 

 and 34. The first of these views shows a large plant of 

 Araucdria excelsa, then thirty feet high ; and the second, the 



style of the largest of the hot-houses. The ground plan 

 {Jg. 35.) was made for us by M. David, M. Boursault's very 



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