Some. of, the: Rubus tribe—discarded now, but.once esteemed in England, 
—are most useful plants for extemporaneous ornamentation ;such.as, 
Rubus —— ,l have no hooks of reference at hand, but old-fashioned. 
folks will recollect the plant I, mean asthe Virginian Raspberry ;, the. 
leaves are grand, and the clusters of amethystine flowers are as large as 
and. very like a Cistus;, the tint of this Bramble’s blossom .is like the, 
colour, known,.to artists as the purple of Cassius, and as.the, plant, 
flowers freely, and the footstalks of the bunches are long, the colours are 
conspicuously, developed, and, when seen ‘by transmitted light, . the. 
resemblance between. this peculiar tint.and that of the richest and rarest 
stained glass, as seen in our old church windows, is remarkable, , The 
art of giving to glass this fine ruby, and also ‘his rich purple tint, 
is said to be lost. These colours, which-so much delighted me, as I 
gazed in my childhood at the glorious windows of that most august of 
Christian temples,-York. Cathedral, Mr, Peckett(at,that,time employed 
to put in some new windows), told me had been produced by a 
large admixture of pure gold. 
o Phe, Bobo ,Garden--why, so; called, I inquired sin) -vains-is) the 
domain, attached to; the) PittRalace ; buteyesterday the residence of a: 
Grand Duke—to-day the abode of Victor: Emmanuel, the chosenruler-of 
Tuscany. Commensurate with the mighty edifice, with its) stern 
fagade; issthe,entrance to-this famous:garden.\| The facade fronting the 
pleastre-grounds is more diversified ; the Luxembourg is said'to bean) 
imitation.of this garden front; and the) parterre; immediately under the) 
windows is-of similar charaeter-—Verbenas, Calceolarias, ‘Tom oThumb 
(xéraniums, with’ the::everlasting variegated ,edgings, makeva gay 
assernblage.| But from such:trivialities one turns hastily away, toenjoy! 
the;more impressive and/majestic:effect.of those glorious Cedars, grand! 
old; Pine+trees,Figs;which have antiquity written on: their colossal: 
trunks, and whose widely-spread» foliage jovershadows; a space sufficient; 
for, twenty: persons, | ‘The: Florentines delight,in those palace gardens ; 
you. see cheerful, groups insall directions, sauntering leisurely and) con-) 
versing: cheerfully; walking) with freedom, and) not after jour English 
fashion; linked)/by the -elbows» io In,|one,open, space, /rechming, on: the 
thick, Grass—elastic as a; mattress and perfectly dry—there was a large’ 
company) of. vocalistsy who-sang:select parts of popular |operas with alk 
the foree-of voice Ithey,could:command:|>,Icimagined them \tocbe ipro- 
fessional; artists 5/one richly-toned, tenor -I;;had) certainly heard hetore, 
either; at! thé».concerts. givens by» the» king;| ot: at) the theatre) In 
Sti. James’s Park or! Kensington Gardens,| if; Mario,and)Gmsi hadven+' 
turedon la,similar,.enjoyment, company would have flocked:so near as’ 
to-smother ithem’; here at was not»so—-the songsters had many delighted: 
listeners, but all keptiat ascourteous distance. ‘ 
»-Many, German! gardeners,are employedin Italy; they are generally: 
good: linguists, and! most-of them, speak English. Liwas, always: glad) 
to,make their acquaintance, and /was: struck by:their facility in drawing: 
Whenever, wé felti:at.a loss for, the name.of some plant; that. I was 
desirous to,obtain exact knowledge-of,:from the: bosom: of ‘his blouse. or 
the pocket, of his apron'a’ tablet was. instantly produced,.and his ready 
pencil:pourtrayed, the! needful details. To sketch individual nature is) 
