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groups, some of them, by the aid of art, stand in the water. 

 There are some particularly large liriodendrons, Magnol/« tri- 

 petala, and grandiflora, and also a great collection of roses. 

 The garden of the Villa Reale (the gardener's name is Casemetti) 

 is tolerably large : it is rich in plants and beautiful shrubs. 

 There are some fine specimens of Magnolm macrophylla, 

 i^agus sangulnea, ^'sculus rubra, Populus caroliniana, and a 

 large collection of camellias, pines, and roses. There is also 

 a very large collection of oranges. The pine-apples are pretty 

 large ; and yet the plants do not look particularly well. The 

 English garden is very large, and has a few pretty scenes in it 

 near the castle. Not far from Como begins an avenue of Lirio- 

 dendron and /^-axinus, in which are some very good specimens. 

 Among the beautiful villas which lie on the Lake of Como is, 

 particularly, the villa of Somma Riva, with a very excellent gar- 

 den, more especially near the castle. Here are seen groups of 

 myrtle, Xaurus nobilis, Magnolm, Citrus, and particularly Ci- 

 trus salicifolia ; also plants of the citrus family, and roses trained 

 as espaliers. On the Lago Maggiore are two small islands, on 

 which grow the following plants in the open air : — Agave, F\- 

 cus, Capparis, Erythrina, Casuarlna, Z/aurus, Leptospermum, 

 jErica, Sophbra^ ijTibiscus, Mimosa, Metrosideros, i2hododen- 

 dron, Bonapartea, Prunus, Magnoh'a, Taxus, Corylus purpu- 

 rea, &c. Besides these there are also a few espaliers of the 

 citrus. The garden has beautiful views over the lake, the 

 txjwns, and villages. Although the Isola Bella has also very 

 beautiful plants, it is more remarkable for the various castles, 

 grottoes, and caverns in its celebrated garden. 



The nursery at Lausanne, belonging to M. Barrand, has a 

 very fine collection of plants, and he is particularly celebrated 

 there for his pelargoniums. The gardens at Lausanne contain 

 nothing particular. In general, the gardens in Switzerland are 

 not much known. Messrs. Baumann's nursery, at Bollwyller, 

 makes an impression which one seldom feels. Fruit trees, and 

 other trees, were in the best order. The collections of pears, 

 apples, ^'sculus, jPraxinus, roses, ^Rhododendron, Azalea, 

 K^lmz'a, Zilia, Quercus, Juglans, Carya, Camellz«, and jErica 

 are, one may with truth say, better than any other that can be 

 seen in Germany. M. Hadel's nursery contains a particularly 

 good collection of North American shrubs. The garden at 

 Schwetzingen is tolerably large, but does not form a whole, as 

 it is partly in the old French, and partly in the English, style, 

 which do not harmonise. The view from the castle is exceed- 

 ingly beautiful. The arrangement of trees round the water is, 

 on the whole, very good. 



The botanic garden in Heidelberg is only just beginning. 

 The agricultural garden, which is near it, is beautifully situated : 



