116 Gardens and Nurseries at Lyons. 



other is from the common lime tree, with elongated heart-shaped 

 leaves, deeply and sharply indented. A very beautiful Clematis, 

 with composite leaves having two leaflets, obtained from seed of C. 

 integrifolia : the flowers are of a deep violet, and sweet-scented. 

 There is a numerous collection of Crataegus, without names. 

 Twelve sorts of poplar, of which the 7 J 6pulus grae N ca totally 

 escaped the caterpillar, while many of the other kinds were killed 

 by it, or by the grub of the cockchafer; the former attacked 

 the leaves, and the latter the root. Here, as in M. Nerard's 

 garden, seedlings of the pyramidal oak were found, which did 

 not reproduce that variety. Among the fruit trees were noticed, 

 a currant, with very large berries ; a sweet chestnut, with very 

 large and sweet fruit, which comes true from seed; and two 

 varieties of cherry, raised by M. Poizat. A small vineyard is 

 occupied solely by vines raised from a seedling, which sprung up 

 accidentally in the rotten hollow trunk of an old willow ; the 

 grape is black and large, and it is called Vigne de Perrache, a 

 gardener of Perrache having transplanted the seedling from the 

 rotten tree to his garden. It makes excellent wine. 



The Garden of M. Guillot f Is, Florist, at Guillotiere, contains 

 some fine exotics, among others un Figuier montin, which, 

 though generally kept in a stove, here passes the winter in an 

 orangery. 



The Garden of M. Guillot pere, Florist and Nurseryman, near 

 Uirondelles, is large, and contains green-houses, hot-houses, pits, 

 and orangeries. The stove is spacious, and on a new construc- 

 tion, for which M. Guillot received the silver medal of the 

 Society in 1836. In this stove there are a great many excellent 

 plants, as there are also in the green-house ; and the orangery 

 contains oranges, pomegranates, myrtles, neriums, &c. ; among 

 the varieties of the latter, is one with flowers of an amaranthine 

 red, striped with white. Le Tamarix a petites fleurs (?) is 

 extensively propagated. Among the rare trees and shrubs 

 are the Maclunz and the Syringa Josikse N tf. The white mulberry 

 is struck by cuttings under a bell-glass on heat (le greffe 

 touffe of Soulange), and covered with sashes, and is well rooted 

 in six weeks or two months ; which is found an advantage, as 

 it renders grafting unnecessary. The cedar of Lebanon, various 

 other Ab'xeimese, and the more valuable kinds of hardy orna- 

 mental trees and shrubs, are kept in pots for the convenience of 

 sending to a distance, and in order to insure their growth when 

 they arrive at the end of their journey. 



M. Chaine's Market-Garden, at Guillotiere, is of considerable 

 extent, and, besides numerous crops, contains pits and other 

 arrangements for forcing fruits and vegetables, growing mush- 

 rooms, &c. Casks sunk in the ground at different distances, 

 over the whole garden, are connected with one another by 



