and its Effects on the Plants there. 65 



Seimal, the head gardener at Bogenhausen, however, maintained 

 his usual character, by having a display of the most beautiful 

 plants in flower. His collection of hybrid cinerarias, such as 

 C. cruenta, lanata, j^opulifdlia, &c, is quite incomparable ; also 

 his assortment of leucojums, which at a glance is the chief or- 

 nament of his flower-garden, and which is increased by the 

 high colour of the Turkish ranunculus, and a mixture of the 

 different varieties of schizanthus. Some nurserymen had beau- 

 tiful camellias, which were much in request during the time 

 of the carnival ; and even now, the different kinds of roses 

 present a delightful prelude to the most enchanting period of 

 the year. 



The fruit-forcing department, by the court gardener Effner, 

 displays the greatest luxuriance; it is worthy of the greatest 

 consideration and frequent examination, and a plentiful produce 

 may be expected. His mirabelle plums, although they blos- 

 somed in the worst time of the year, viz. (between the 15th 

 and 20th of January), are now full of the most beautiful, and 

 almost ripe, fruit; the common plum trees are not less hope- 

 ful, as the fruit is already set ; and since the beginning of March 

 the cherries have been in full blossom. The vines, some of which 

 blossomed on the 15th of February, have grapes about the size 

 of a large pea, and in large bunches ; and ripe raspberries and 

 strawberries have been gathered in great quantities since De- 

 cember. His forcing vegetable department was, in March, in 

 an equal state of forwardness. Nowhere were traces of the 

 long winter seen ; but, on the contrary, the refreshing sight of 

 such successful culture rather produced the pleasing impres- 

 sion of a favourable season. 



Judging from the weather and the temperature at the begin- 

 ning of March, it might have been supposed that the month 

 would be dry (which is so desirable every where), but the open 

 weather only lasted about a week, as the glass fell below zero 

 (32° Fahr.) on the 9th, and even 4° below it (23° Fahr.), on the 

 10th. Thick clouds obscured the sun, and brought more snow 

 than grateful rain, so that we rather expected a renewal of winter, 

 than March dust. South and south-west winds prevailed (dry 

 east winds are generally prevalent in March). It thawed, accom- 

 panied by rain, from the 14th to the 17th, and on the 19th, the 

 glass rose again to + 5° Reaum. (43° Fahr.) Continued changes 

 thus went on during the latter days of March^ and almost all 

 April, when the thermometer was, on the second and third morn- 

 ing, at 3 o'clock, at + 9 °Reaum. (52° Fahr.), and continued so to 

 the 6th, and varied frequently to the 25th. On the evening of 

 the 27th, there was a dreadful storm, with much rain, but snow 

 fell on the 28th ; and on the 29th it continued to fall thick the 

 whole day. From such appearances, it was natural to expect a 



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