Chateau coceenas ctelle 
Ona wager with Marie Antoinette, in 1780, 
‘the Comte d’Artois (later Charles X, the 
second King of the Restoration), built an en- 
trancing little chateau, with its charming 
gardens in the incredibly brief time of 64 
days. RS was three million francs. 
exclaimed Marie An- 
bee 
“Clest magnifique! 
toinette, on catching her first glimpse of the 
beauty spot which became an enduring re- 
_ minder of her wager. "Mais, non, c’est 
une bagatelle’’ answered the gallant Comte 
d‘Artois. So in this romantic manner the S 
name “Bagatelle” originated. 
he gardens of the Ghotenu de Beco ie 
near Paris, were used as testing grounds to 
‘determine the value of new roses sent from . 
all parts of the world, a most interesting 
place! So is the Bagatelle Nursery with ‘its: 
_ specimen evergreens, ornamental trees, Rho- 
dodendrons and new Azaleas. A cordial — 
welcome awaits you. oh | aes 
