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Heine, route d Orleans, about four miles from the Barriere. 

 Here we found them about to be planted in good soil, duly 

 prepared for their reception. Many of them were well formed, 

 to the height of sixteen feet in six years ; some were on pear- 

 stocks, others on quince ; M. Jamin is rather partial to the 

 former. 



The trees were planted deeper than is considered advisable in 

 England ; but this was said to be necessary in order that the 

 roots might not suffer during the very hot weather. The holes 

 for the trees were made as they ought to be, not like a basin, or 

 half sphere, but with the sides perpendicular, and the bottom 

 convex, a slight mound of prepared soil being there formed, over 

 which the roots were spread. 



M. Jamin does not shorten the shoots of trees worked on the 

 pear stock so much as he does those on the quince ; and none of 

 them were so much thinned as he would recommend and practise, 

 were it not for the preference which his customers give to those 

 trees that are furnished with plenty of wood. He generally 

 commences pinching the young side-shoots in the end of April. 



In another part of his new ground a number of the hardiest 

 varieties are planted as standards ; those that are less hardy he 

 prefers growing as pyramids. On each side of a long central 

 walk he has commenced planting a collection of the different 

 varieties of Pears and Apples, in the order of their ripening. 

 The Society obtained from him, several years ago, a number of 

 varieties reputed the best at the time ; and in going round he 

 again supplied grafts for the Society of such as he considered 

 the finest new kinds in his collection, such as the Suzette de 

 Bavay, Baronne de Millot, Fondante Millot, Beurre Starkmann, 

 and Arbre courbe Pears ; the latter is so called from its pen- 

 dulous habit of growth. Altogether, 20 varieties were at this 

 time received from him. 



Fruit and Kitchen Gardens of the Palace of Versailles. — 

 We proceeded to Versailles, March 8th, with the intention of 

 confining ourselves to the inspection of the fruit and kitchen 

 gardens only on that day. These, with the buildings apper- 

 taining to them, occupy about 30 acres. They were originally 

 laid out, as regarded their internal arrangements, by Jean de la 

 Quintinye, in the time of Louis XIV. They are said to have 

 been much neglected during the revolutionary period, and until 

 the restoration of the monarchy. They are now, however, under 

 good cultivation. The forcing department is under the immediate 

 superintendence of M. Grison ; the fruit trees on walls, espaliers, 

 &c, are managed by M. Puteaux. 



The forcing of fruits and vegetables in houses, pits, and frames 



