l52 DESCRIPTION OF THE MUSEUM. 



pellier maple, acer Monspessulanum, and below 

 it the largest plane tree in Paris. Between the 

 two on the verge of the slope, is a dairy-house, 

 to which students who pass the morning in the 

 garden repair to enjoy a rural repast, and in- 

 hale a cool and balsamic air beneath the shade. 

 Below the dairy a path compassing the hill con- 

 ducts to the terrace of the rue da Jardin die Roi, 

 at the end of which is an entrance to the galleries 

 of natural history. 



Continuing the circuit, and still descending, we 

 find ourselves opposite the smaller hill, which 

 is of an oblong form, intersected with winding 

 paths, and like the labyrinth planted with ever- 

 green trees. Amongst these may be noticed se- 

 veral species of pine, particularly the Aleppo pine, 

 pinus Halepensis , the cedar of Lebanon, P. ce- 

 drus, the black and red spruce firs, P. nigra and 

 P. abies^ evergreen oaks, phillyreas, the Japan 

 medlar and a small clump of the blotch-leaved 

 aucuba, aucuba Japonica. On the top of the hill 

 is an esplanade with a picturesque view towards 

 the river. 



Among the herbage of these hills are often 

 found exotic plants, sprung from seeds of the 

 botanic garden ; thus we have several years ob- 

 served the Cretan rye, the smyrnium of the Le- 

 vant, smjrnium perfoliatum, etc. 



