THE GARDEN. l5l 



is broken they cease to grow in height. Below 

 the cedar of Lebanon, towards the south are two 

 stone pines, pinus pinea, of remarkable size, 

 which give an idea of their effect on the Ap- 

 penines, whose ridges are covered with them, 

 and in the gardens of Italy, where they are cul- 

 tivated for ornament. There are also several 

 larches, pinus larix, Weymouth pines, P. strobus, 

 hemlock spruce fir, P. Canadensis, balm of Gilead 

 trees, P. balsamea, a great number of yews, 

 taxus, silver firs, pinus picea, and cypresses, 

 and some very beautiful red cedars, juniper us 

 Virginiana. 



Ascending by the path which winds several 

 times round the hill, we arrive at an elegant pa- 

 vilion, encircled with bronze pillars and a bal- 

 lustrade. From this elevated spot the view ex- 

 tends over the garden, the greater part of Paris, 

 and the distant landscape in the direction of 

 Montmartre, Yincennes, and Sceaux. On the 

 eastern slope, between the pavilion and the 

 cedar of Lebanon, is a small enclosure of trellis, 

 in the centre of which a simple granite column 

 resting on a base of different minerals, marks 

 the grave of Daubenton : flowers often renewed 

 blossom over it, and a marble bust is to be 

 placed upon the column. In descending the hill 

 on the north side, we notice a beautiful Mont- 



