mth a List qf Plants exhibited. 423 



neighbourhood; but as yet Hi^res and Nice are the only 

 spots where these delightful trees flourish, between the Alps 

 and the Pyrenees. 



For the rarer green-house plants in the list they generally 

 asked from \s. to 45. Large plants of Paebnia arborea 

 l^Moutari] sold for 8s. ; smaller plants fetched 4s. ; Echev^r/a 

 coccinea, 7d.; Cassia tomentosa, large plants, }s. Sd.; jas- 

 mines, 2^d. to 5d. ; and so in proportion. 



I have since visited some of the nurseries : they are of very 

 small extent. It is calculated that all the nursery grounds 

 in the neighbourhood of Marseilles do not exceed three 

 hectares and a half, or about seven acres.* The most con- 

 spicuous is that of M. Rougier, who has a small hot-house 

 and green-house, and cultivates some rare species. From 

 want of space, he propagates but few plants, renewing his 

 stock from the nurseries at Lyons. The only collection of 

 any merit is that of the Count de Feliz. After this comes 

 La Fleuride, formerly a fine establishment, but the pleasure 

 grounds have lately been converted into an orange garden 

 by its present possessor. The Marquis of Cavagnac has an 

 elegant garden at St. Marthe; and the ancient parks of the 

 Aygalades ; Gemenos, the property of the Marquis of Al- 

 bertas ; and the Chateau Borelly, remains of the magnificence 

 of former times, contain some fine trees, and merit a visit. 

 The bastides, or country-houses of the commercial aristocracy, 

 show as yet but little evidence of good taste. There is a 

 lamentable backwardness in knowledge even amongst the 

 upper classes of the southern French; and the culture of 

 the soil will doubtless profit by its future extension amongst 

 all ranks. 



Should this communication appear to you of sufficient in- 

 terest, I shall be happy, at some future time, to send you a 

 sketch of my visit to the experimental garden of the cele- 

 brated author of the Pomona Italiana, Count George Gallesio, 

 at Finale, and of the great nursery establishment of MM. 

 Audibert, at Tarascon. I am, Sir, yours, &c. 



Marseilles, February 15. 1833. Viator. 



[We shall be extremely obliged by the proposed communi- 

 cations on the very interesting gardens alluded to, and wish 

 much that the author of the above excellent paper would 

 favour us also with some notices of the gardening and botany 

 of Spain, and of the other countries from which he has sent 



* See the excellent Statistics of the Department of the Mouths of the 

 Rhone, by the Count de Vilieneuve. 



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