1 50 Notes and Reflections during a Tour : — 



39, Choice collection of herbaceous plants, 



40, Pond supplied from the canal d'Ourcq, by a perpetual fountain issuing 



through rockwork. Water lilies and other aquatics thrive here, and 

 flower magnificently. 



41, Iron bridge, with handsome palisades. 



42, Conservatory, from which the roof is removed in summer, containing 



camellias of all sorts, E'pacris, 72hododendron arboreum var. 41bum 

 and var. ferrugineum. Azalea indica and indica phcenlcea; the cinna- 

 mon tree, which has here ripened its seeds, and young plants have 

 stood the winter with very little protection. Magnoha fuscata anonce- 

 folia. Wistaria Consequa?ia, and a number of other conservatory plants. 



43, Stove containing Garcinfa Mangostdna, Latcinia borbonica and rubra, 



a number of palms, the only Dummara in France in 1828, Telfain'a 

 americana, Combretum purpureum [Poivrea coccinea] and comosum 

 [Poivrea comosa] ; Thunbergia, five species ; Myvtus, several species, 

 and numerous bulbs. 



44, Green-house. 



45, Stove containing Caryota mitis, C. urens, f jcas circinalis, Corypha 



umbraculifera, ^''late sylvestris, Pothos macrophjUa, Areca montana, 

 Urania speciosa (^Ravendla madagascariensis), Theophrasta americana, 

 T. integrifolia, Strelitz/a reginae, S. lanceolata, S.juncea, S. augusta, 

 Dillfenia speciosa, i^icus ferruginea, F. cerasiformis, F. speciosa, and 

 ilijrtus Pimenia var, longifolia, ^^ristolochia labiosa. 



46, Green-house, with a row of marble statues on pedestals. Among 

 the plants are, Beaufortz'a decussata. Wistaria Consequajzw, Liparia 

 sphae'rica. Mimosa setacea, suaveolens, semperflorens, &c. Diosma 

 suaveolens rubra, Witsenfa corymbosa minor, E'pacris pungens alba, 

 E. rosea, Bursaria spinosa, Erythrina herbacea, E, Crista galli, Dory- 

 anthes excelsa, Pimelea rosea, O^lea excelsa. Yucca filamentosa varie- 

 gata. Fuchsia gracilis, i>aphne Dauphinii [hjbrida], Jcacia lunata. 

 Camellia axillaris, iJhododendron arboreum ferrugineum. 



47, Terrace walk, supported by a parapet wall, so as to be on a level with 



the glass. 



48, Basin of water, with a statue of bronze in the centre, and surrounded 



by rockwork. 



49, Lines of trees on turf. 50, Tui'f shaded by trees. 

 51, A row of trees on turf. 



52 and 53, Back way for the gardeners and garden materials, 



54, Basin of water, the bottom and sides of lead. 



55, 55, 55, Stoves for pines, and for propagation (cuisine du jardinier, as 



M. Boursault calls it). 



56, 56, 56, Houses and sheds for tools, garden materials, and in-door labours. 



57, Stall' leading towards the terrace. 58, Petite retraite. 



59, Basin of water. 60, Pedestals for statues. 61, Main entrance. 

 62, Billiard-room. 63, Staircase to a small garden library. 



64, Coach-houses and stables. Q5, Lodgings for the gardeners. 



66, Private entrance from the kitchen-court to the garden. 



The House of Bel Hespiro {Jig. 36.) is situated close to the 

 Barriere de I'Etoile, which forms the entrance to the grand 

 avenue of the Champs Elysees, and is one of the handsomest 

 of its kind in Paris ; but the formation of a conspicuous 

 wooden bridge {Jig. 37.) in a situation without water greatly 

 injures the expression of the whole garden. The object is a 

 very laudable one, that of joining two high banks by a walk ; 

 but this ought to have been done by an inconspicuous rustic 



