Chap. VI.] 



THE LUXEMBOURG GARDENS. 



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to be famed for its Eoses, and for perhaps the largest collection of 

 Vines ever brought together. The Yines were removed bodily to 

 the Jardin d'Acclimatation, in the BoiB de Boulogne, and thus it 

 lost some of its most important treasures. 



Those taking interest in fruit-gardens should see the little one 

 here. Although small, it is a model of its kind, and very in- 

 structive in much that relates to the training and culture of fruit- 

 trees. The glass-house department retains most of its former 



Eftglish part of Luxembourg Gardens. 



attractions, and to the horticultural visitor will present a good 

 deal of interest. It contains the best collection of Orchids in any 

 public garden about Paris, Camellia-houses in which the specimens 

 attain great size, and good miscellaneous collections. 



Free lectures are delivered here, which are thoroughly practical, 

 and illustrated by the aid of living specimens and all the necessary 

 material. The lecturer usually addresses a large and attentive 

 class, consisting of several hundred persons, and elucidates the 



