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Hope ; but the number of species of Cape heaths here cul- 

 tivated is insignificant, when compared with several collec- 

 tions both in England and Scotland. In the open border, 

 however, several species are here planted en bruyere^ and 

 seem to be thriving well ; those of the south of Europe, E. 

 arborea, scopartia, australis, ciliaris, mediterranea, forming 

 beautiful shrubs. Some moveable pieces of inclined lat- 

 tice-work are used for shading them from the hale or scorch- 

 ing effect of the sun. 



Leaving Malmaison, we proceeded on foot in the direc- 

 tion for Versailles. For some way we walked along the 

 margin of a romantic rivulet, the banks of which presented 

 some scattered plants of goafs-rue, Galega officinalis, which 

 we had not before seen in its native state. On reaching the 

 higher grounds at La Celle, we found ourselves in the 

 midst of an ancient plantation of marroniers, or cultivated 

 chesnut-trees. Most of them were grafted trees, and in 

 some instances the graft had greatly overgrown the stock : 

 one aged tree measured, at the place of grafting, no less 

 than 2°4 f eet ; while, immediately below the graft, the 

 stock was only 15 J feet in circumference. As we approach- 

 ed the Trianons, we came to the small village of Rochan- 

 court, where dancing was going on in the open air, to 

 the music of a solitary violin : the dancers wore favours, 

 and of course a country-wedding was celebrated. — Enter- 

 ing the Park of Versailles, by the Port St Antoine, we 

 soon came to the 



Petit Trianon. 



This was originally a botanical garden, where an exten- 

 sive collection of plants was formed by Richard. The 

 Petit Trianon was afterwards presented by Louis XVI. to 



