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stems sweet-smelling tufts of rare and beautiful flowers were twisted. In the 

 background of this division was exhibited a beautiful collection of bromelias, 

 some of which were remarkable for their fruit, and others for their blossoms. 

 On leaving this division, we entered the sanctum of the green-houses ; the 

 cabinet of Linneeus, at the side of which there is a large ornamented saloon. 

 It is difficult for us to give a proper description of this interesting space ; but 

 we will endeavour to give as good an account as we can of a place which 

 seems more to approach the idea of a fairy temple than that of a usual 

 apartment. 



The walls of the cabinet were covered with Passiflora racemosa and pal- 

 mata, mixed with Lomcera japonica, Rodochiton volubilis, Dillema, and other 

 twining plants; all of which were so richly covered with flowers, that they 

 almost ecHpsed the leaves, and filled ihe atmosphere with the most delightful 

 perfume. A colossal bust of Linnseus, crowned with flowers, under a canopy 

 of climbing plants, is seen on a pillar in the middle of the back wall. Some 

 of these plants twisted gracefully over the bust ; and three flowering shoots 

 of Passiflora racemosa, palmata, and caerulea twined around the breast of the 

 great prince of nature. There was a bracket on the fore part of the pillar, 

 on which were placed those plants that have flowered for the first time in 

 this garden ; and they remain there till their places are reoccupied by newer 

 plants in flower. This is a noble way of testifying great respect for this im- 

 mortal man ; at least, the sight of it inspired us with such enthusiasm, that we 

 looked upon the dead stone as a living substance ; and the homage which was 

 paid him seemed to give his countenance an expression of great pleasure. 

 Brackets were erected on both sides of the bust, which were ornamented with 

 the most beautiful flowering plants, and arranged in such a manner, that those 

 nearest the bust were always the rarest; among which we saw Alstroemena 

 aurea, SoUya heterophylla, Cineraria bicolor, some rare iiliaceae, and new 

 calceolarias, splendid roses, pelargoniums, lobelise, gladioli, mimuluses, &c. 

 There was a large pyramid in front of the cabinet, consisting of rare flowering 

 plants ; and in the corners of the room the richest groups of rhododendrons, 

 azaleas, and neriums. Since the queen's visit, her chair, surmounted by a 

 colossal crown, filled with the most beautiful flowers, has stood before the bust 

 of Linnaeus. Although several days had elapsed since these flowers were 

 placed there, they were still so fresh, that one would almost have thought they 

 had only just been gathered : we concluded that the crown had pewter tubes 

 within, filled with water, in which the stalks of the flower were inserted, so as 

 to preserve such a fresh appearance. 



The walls of this ornamented saloon, near the cabinet, were also covered 

 with Passiflora alba, Lophospermum erubescens, and several species of Cle- 

 matis, which even extended over part of the ceiling. The sides and corners 

 of the saloon were filled with the most beautiful flowering orange trees and 

 camellias; pyramids of the most splendid neriums, among which there was one 

 very remarkable and quite new, from M. Louis Noisette of Paris ; beautiful 

 fuchsias, such as Fuchsia conica, 10 ft. high, with a head full of foliage ; 

 Jcacia dealbata, Edwardsic/, Buddies globosa, several arbutuses, Alstroemen'a, 

 gigantic pelargoniums, and the most splendid standard roses. 



There was a large hot-house at the side of this beautiful saloon ; the arrange- 

 ments of which had oidy just been made, and therefore, did dot make such an 

 impression on us as the other houses. Yet even here we saw Passiflora pul- 

 cherrima and rubra, Thunbergz« grandiflora and coccinea, Bignon/a crucigera, 

 with several aristolochias, and other unknown climbing plants. A large pit for 

 palms and other large trees was ready ; and among the plants already in it we 

 observed several species of Yucca ; such as Yucca gloriosa, vi'ith the finest 

 flowers ; splendid specimens of Coffea arabica, Saccharum officinarum, several 

 kinds of Ficus, A\\xm, Strelitzza, Plumbago, and several species of vines, in 

 flower ; and what, at least to us, was a great rarity, a Gardenia Thunbergz, 

 above 8 ft. in height, and a still larger specimen of Anona CJierimolia. Although 

 this hot-house was principally intended for ligneous plants, there was still 



