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bronze and marble statues are placed here and there on the 
lawn ; the principal is that of the Empress Josephine. 
In its general outlines this Exhibition has but little that 
can be compared to the Shows at Chiswick and Regent’s 
Park. It lias been got up more like a jardin dagrement 
than a series of collections for the quiet scrutiny of impartial 
judges. There are no benches whatever, and the only 
railing is that which forms a boundary to the garden. The 
ground is marked by gentle undulations, and the different 
collections occupy so many oval or circular clumps near the 
walks, so that the public are enabled to examine and admire 
the objects before them with facility; but going off the 
walks is strictly prohibited. I suppose the Judges, however, 
were allowed to take exception to this law when they found 
it necessary. Several of the clumps are filled with Conifer® 
and other evergreens. In this class may be seen about a 
dozen fine young trees of Araucaria excelsa, A. imbricala, 
A. Bidwillii, and A. Cunninghami. There are, also, nume¬ 
rous neat plants of Crgptomeria japonica, Fitz-JRoya Patago- 
; nica, Saxe-Goth<ca conspicua, and similar esteemed sorts. In 
one group I noticed a very healthy and well-grown specimen 
of the graceful Thuja Doniana , two feet high. MM. Jamin 
| and Durand have Araucaria imbricata, Juniperus ublongo 
I pendula, Thuja aurea, Piuus strobus, Abies Webbiana, Cu- 
presus glauca, and one or two examples of I'axodium semper- 
j circus. A fine young tree of Abies piusapo is shown by 
! M. Lesieux, of Calvados; it is ten feet through, and, perhaps, 
eight feet high. This is grown as a single specimen on the 
I lawn. A good collection is contributed by M. Remoin, who 
has received a gold medal. The best are Araucaria imbri- 
I cola, seven feet high; A. excelsa, seven feet; Crgptomeria 
i japonica, twelve feet; Abies mnrinda, twelve feet; and 
A. piusapo, seven feet through. M. Cappe has small plants 
| of the more recently-introduced sorts, as Filz-Roya Pata- 
gonica, Cupressus j'urtebris, Saxe-Gothtca conspicua ; also, neat 
examples of Abies piusapo, Piuus monticola, Abies picta, and 
Libocedrus Chileusis (Thuja Doniana). Perhaps the largest 
exhibitor of ornamental evergreens is M. Leroy, of Angers, 
who has, in addition to the Magnolias already mentioned, 
an extensive assortment of Conifer®, as Abies Cephalonica, 
Piuus Gerardiana, Abies Douglasii , Crgptomeria japonica, 
i a neat Thuja aurea, the pretty dropping Araucaria Bidtcellii, 
! and Piuus Australis, remarkable for its long needle-like 
j leaves. The same exhibitor has also a rich collection of 
! Hollies, including Ilex opaca, furcata, dipyrena, latij'olia 
! japonica, ligusirina, and Magellanica. A third collection 
| contains examples of choice Oaks, as Qucrcus laurifolia, 
; an it ulata, incana, macrophytla, and undulata. 
\ It is somewhat singular, that among so many collections 
I of ornamental evergreens the beautiful Cedrus deodara is 
! scarcely represented. Such examples of it as I observed are 
j not worthy of the place or the occasion. 
By far the most effective part of the show is that occupied 
; by the larger bushes of Rhododendrons, Kalmias, and Aza- 
j leas, all a little pale and drawn, to be sure, but still all very 
: pretty, without containing anything like the now and bril- 
j Hunt varieties to be seen during the season at Bagshot and 
i Knaphill. There is but a limited turn-out of Roses of the 
J best collections, or, at least, that which was most admired 
was composed of standards, about five feet high, covered 
with leaves and flowers from the very bottom. The owner’s 
name did not appeal - . Altogether, the arrangement of the 
Roses is not unlike that of the Regent’s Park. 
M. Vilmorin, of Paris, has a large clump of mixed an¬ 
nuals arranged with much taste. There are two or three 
i rich collections of Pteonias, cut; one of the best is from M. 
Pete, of Ruede l’Ourcine. MM. Tollard have a showy bank 
J of miscellaneous flowers, including a good many choice an- 
! nuals. With the exception of Conifer®, Palms and Cycads 
are perhaps the most numerous. One of the best collec- 
j tions is thatof M. Desmontes, who has a beautiful Arcca rubra, 
j about fourteen feet high, a Cycas circinalis fully twelve feet 
1 through, together with fair examples of Cgcas rcvolula and 
Chamcrops Uumilis. There are two superb specimens of Pun- 
dan us, in a similar collection, shown by M. Le Chevalier. 
M. Linden, of Brussels, has an interesting collection of 
new plants, at least, such as are said to be new to this side 
of the channel. Of these one or two may be mentioned, as 
Juglans Granadensis, received from New Granada in 1854; 
Calophgllum madruno (marked 1855); Drgmis Mexicana 
(also 1855); Limaruba versicolor (Brazil, 1855); Maranta 
Pardina; Olmedia ferox (New Granada, 1855) ; Popala 
princcps (1855). These, like the others in the collection, 
are remarkable for their large and handsome foliage or 
graceful habit of growth. The Ropala, for instance, is 
striking in respect to the latter particular, but none of them 
are in flower. 
The only collection of what we call stove and greenhouse 
plants is from the garden of the Baron de Rothschild. The 
plants in this group, for which a medal of honour has been 
awarded, are evidently grown according to English models. 
A better Mcdinilla magnijica is not often seen, or so pro¬ 
fusely flowered. There is a superb Epacris miniata, about 
four feet through, a neatly-grown Pimelea Hendersonii fully 
three feet through, and equally good examples of Chorozema 
Henchmanni, Colconcma rubra, Aphelexis spcctabilis, and 
Acacia grandis. Besides these there are several standard 
Indian Azaleas, which occupy the centre; but they are about 
over, and the stiff, parasol-like fashion in which they have 
been trained is not much to their advantage. There are 
only a few single specimens ; the best are Pimelea Hender¬ 
sonii, and a somewhat lanky Allamanda. 
There is only one small collection of Orchids. The 
exhibitors are MM. Thibant and Iveleleer, to whom a gold 
medal has been awarded. The plants are Cattleya Mossiee, 
with five flowers; Cypripedium barbatum, six flowers; 
Aerides roseum, two spikes; Cattleya intermedia, seven 
flowers; PhaUenopsis yrandiflora, three spikes; Cattleya 
superba, seven blossoms; Succolabium gutlatum, two spikes. 
Sobralia macrantha, Calanthe veratrifolia, and Oncidium 
ampliatum, as third-rate examples, complete the list. 
One of the prettiest objects of the show is the Lilium 
gigairteum, contributed by M. Trufaut, nurseryman of Ver¬ 
sailles. It is fully eight feet high, and has some twelve or 
fourteen flowers expanded. Underneath is a beautiful clump 
of Ranunculi, by the same exhibitor. M. Guerin shows a 
rich collection of tree Pceonias, which, however, do not 
seem to be for competition. 
Some eight or ten Pine apples are shown by M. Gonteer, 
of Moutrouge, but for the most part they are not ripe. 
Several young Cherry-trees, in pots, have been contributed 
by M. Charmcux. There is also a basket of miscellaneous 
fruit from the Imperial Garden of Versailles, comprising a 
Melon, a Pine-apple, some Grapes, and Strawberries. But 
there is nothing worthy of more particular notice iu the way 
of fruit. 
Several contributions of kitchen vegetables have been 
sent, as varieties of Peas, Haricots, young Potatoes, Carrots, 
Cabbages, Leeks, Onions, and Asparagus. Such as Cab¬ 
bages, Salading, and Cauliflower, are established in the soil 
as if they had been there for several weeks or months, as 
fresh and vigorous as possible. 
M. Langlais has some fine examples of Cauliflower, about 
ten inches in diameter. M. Herault, of Argenteuil, shows 
some Asparagus, which are the wonder of everybody, for 
length and thickness. One of the largest collections of 
culinary vegetables is from the Horticultural Society of 
Nantes. In a collection shown by M. Thebrow, there are 
some Leeks two inehes-and-a-half in diameter. 
But 1 must leave further details for another time, and 
shall just add here, that besides what I have noticed, there 
is no lack of Pelargoniums, Verbenas, Cinerarias, Gloxinias, 
Ferns, Aloes, Petunias, and other things, which enter into 
the details of an exhibition.—P. F. Iveir. 
THE SUBURBAN VILLA AND COUNTRY | 
RESIDENCE. 
NO. VIII. 
THE PLEASURE-GROUND—WALKS—SHRUB¬ 
BERIES. 
(Continued from page 151.) 
There are, of course, many points in the laying out of a 
garden which can be much more readily decided on by the 
examination of a well-constructed plan than in any other j 
way. One of these is the relative proportions of, and con¬ 
nection between, the shrubberies and open lawn. If too j 
