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led away and debased by the arts of flat¬ 
tery. 
“ The young duke of Burgundy, grandson 
of Louis the Fifteenth, being fond of cultivat¬ 
ing these flowers, a flatterer persuaded him, 
by substituting other pots of pinks for those 
which the prince had reared, that the pinks 
which he planted came up and flourished in 
one night. Thus persuaded, the youthful 
prince believed that Nature obeyed his will. 
One night, not being able to sleep, he ex¬ 
pressed a wish to get up, but was told that it 
was then the middle of the night; ‘ Well,’ 
replied he, ‘ I will have it be day.’ ” 
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HORSE CHESNUT. 
This magnificent tree was originally brought 
from India, and has been naturalised in Eu¬ 
rope for more than two centuries, but yet we 
do not see it raise its gorgeous head among 
our forest trees. It is well suited to be an 
ornament in parks; to adorn the castles of our 
nobility; and to shade the residence of kings ; 
and when the geometric style of architecture 
was in vogue in this country a good deal was 
planted, as at Bushey Park, Canons, Castle 
