Chateau de hagatelle 
On a wager with Marie Antoinette, in 1 780, ; ; 
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. The outlay was three million francs. 
“Crest magnifique!’’, exclaimed Marie An- 
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 
name “'Bagatelle’’ originated. : 
The gardens. of the Chateau de Bagatelle, 
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. eet Hs 
