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The space near the town, and all round the 

 lower part of the mountain, is chiefly occupied 

 by orchards and garden-grounds; the latter pro- 

 ducing vegetables of every description, and ex- 

 cellent in quality, affording a profuse supply 

 for the consumption of the city. All the usual 

 garden fruits, as gooseberries, currants, straw- 

 berries, raspberries, peaches, apricots, and 

 plums are produced in plenty, and it may be 

 asserted truly, in as much, or even greater per- 

 fection than in many southern climates. The 

 orchards afford apples not surpassed in any 

 country ; among them the pomme de neige is re- 

 markable for its delicate whiteness and exqui- 

 site flavour; the sorts called by the inhabitants 

 the fameuse, pomme gris, bourrassa, and some 

 others, are excellent for the table ; the kinds 

 proper for cyder are in such abundance that 

 large quantities of it are annually made, which 

 cannot be excelled in goodness any where. On 

 the skirts of the mountain there are many good 

 country-houses belonging to the inhabitants of 

 the city, delightfully situated, and possessing all 

 the requisites of desirable residences. By the 

 side of the road that passes over the mountain is 

 a stone building, surrounded by a wall that was 

 formerly distinguished by the appellation of the 

 Chateau des Seigneurs de Montreal, but now 

 generally called La Maison des Pretres, from its 



