258 Notes and Heflections during a Tour 



Strangers. In the spacious orangery here, there are 465 

 large orange trees, between 200 and 300 years old ; myrtles 



having trunks 6 in. in diameter, pomegranates, sweet bays, 

 common laurels, laurustinus, and arbutus, trained like orange 

 trees. In the arboretum, which contains a considerable num- 

 ber of species, each genus forms an irregular group on turf, 

 and each species is named. In the pits belonging to this 

 garden, thousands of China roses are struck from cuttings 

 annually, and given away to whoever promises to take care of 

 them. In consequence of this, the China rose, as well as other 



