THE GARDEN. l5j 



from the shade, it was removed to the mena- 

 gerie. The black and grey walnut, juglans ni- 

 gra (i) and /. cuierea which bear fruit every 

 year; different species of nettle- tree, celtis; the 

 ash and maple-trees of America, the mountain- 

 ash of Lapland, the white lime-trees, iilia alba, 

 the plum and cherry-trees of North-America, the 

 willow leaved pear-tree, pyras salicifolia, the 

 sumachs and the acacias, are of extraordinary size : 

 the glutinous acacia, robinia glutinosa, brought 

 by the younger Michaux from North America, and 

 highly esteemed for its foliage and rose coloured 

 flowers, which are borne twice in the year, has 

 been extensively spread from seeds produced in 

 the garden. Most of the trees in the mena- 

 gerie are what are termed seed-bearers, or stocks 

 destined for the multiplication of the species. 



Some years ago a greater number of shrubs and 

 plants were found along the alleys, such as the 



(i) This tree grows in the forests of Kentucky and Ohio. It is 70 feet 

 in height and 6 in diameter. Its wood is of a deep brown colour, com- 

 pact, susceptible of a fine polish, and not liable to warp nor to be at- 

 tacked by insects : it forms beautiful cabinet work, and is used in 

 ihip-building. It would be advantageous to multiply this tree in 

 France, as it shoots quicker and grows more rapidly than the common 

 walnut, and is preferable in every thing but its fruit. M. Michaux 

 proposes to form nurseries of it, and to graft the stocks when 6 or 8 feet 

 high with the European walnut, thus uniting the advantages of the 

 two species. See North American Sylva, vol. 3, p. 164. 



The grey walnut is also a very beautiful tree, but everyway inferior to 

 the preceding. 



