The following arc the details of the plan.
1, Principal co u rt of the mansion.
2, Court o fth e stables anti coach-houscs.
5, An teohanibor.
4, Corritlor.
5, WuitiiiB-voom.
G, Small tlrawing-room.
7, Large drawlng-voom.
8, Vestibule for entering from th e garclon,
9, llatli-room.
10 , Galiery of paintings, statues, ami anUqucs.
11, Oj)«np«rrfcn. Tho walks wore of gravel, an d th e tu r f was
k ep t short b y mowing, a n d caveluUy watered du rin g
summer. , ,
12, 12, Masses of Magnòlia grandiflòra, conspicua, an d p u rp
ùrea . KAlmiVi la tifòlia aud other species, Azdlea several
species. Ptcò n in Motilan, cdùUs, an d o th e r species.
15, Avenue chioHy of Magnòlia granditlòrn, b u t w ith all tho
other species mixed, a n d numerous rhododendrons, azaleas,
an d other American plants.
14, 14, 14, Vase of white marble on tho summ it of a
m o u n t; on tho side of which, surroundetl by choice shrubs,
was a g roup of dahlias ; n e ar th is was a handsome caryatides
15, Ro b in ia tortuósa, «E'sculus cárnea, an d variegated hollies.
16, Place for camellias d u rin g th e summer season.
17, 17, Semicircular marble bench, ascended by stops, and
c o n taining a handsome marble an tiq u e vase in tho
centre. Rhododendrons, andromcdas, tu lip trees, Caly-
c án th u s, Chimonánthus, Cydònia japónica, a n d various
American shrubs.
18, 18, Exotics from th e stoves an d greenhouses d u rin g
sum m er; comprehending th e colTce-trcc, A Tyrtusi tmenla,
cinnamon, See.
19 19 Place for New Holland p lants d u rin g the summer.
2Ü, 20, an d 31, Magnòlia ^ a n d in ò r a •■'■si
collection of a ll the rhododeni
in Europe, as undcrgrowths ; with select species of Magn
ò lia , Azàlea, an d other American p lants, a n d Acàcia
d u librfssin, Gordònia pulióscciis, &e.
22, Araucàì-ia oxcídsa, th ir ty feet hig h , protected b y a cover
o f boards d u rin g winter, a n d surrounded b y a w alk b o rdered
with orango trees in summer. T h e A rn u e d rta {Jig.
55.) was a very handsome tree, a n d tho m ost conspicuous
exotic in th e garden.
23, Cedar of L ebanon, P h o tin ia se rru là tn , Nanrfina doméstica,
Eriobotrya japónica , 2'in u s pa lù stris, A 'c cr iiipaleiisis
(Olivier do Bollóme), ü la ságnus argéntea.
24, Bed of ranunculus.
25, Edwárdsia macrophylla, twenty feet high.
26, Pomegranates, an d dwarf dahlias. .
27, Magnolias of various species, an d of a large size; VirgUia
lù te a, rhododendrons, an d various species an d varieties ot
holly. Ouiin iu g h àmia lanceolàta, Salisbùi-ia aclianlifòlia,
Pffiònia Maúlan, au d man y herbaceous sorts of ptcony.
Ilalò sia diptera. , , «•
28, H ill or mo u n t of cedars, pines, llrs, rhododondrons, hollies,
a n d various evergreens.
29, Asclòpln.t tuberósa.
50, Bod of select tulips. , , , .
31, Pu rp le beech, silver lim e tree, an d gold blotched alaternus.
I 5! K ò lrcutòrin p an ieu là ta , P y r u s spcctàbiUs, and P é tu la
p éndula. Among these trees were beds filled « y h choice
h y a cin th s iu spring, an d pelargoniums a n d o th e r showy
■iihousc in 55, Handsome cedars of Echanon.
56, Pa rtió fantastiquc, devoted to th e cu ltu re of bulbous-
rooted horists’ flowers.
37 an d 58. Pomegranates an d dahlias.
59, Choice collection of herbaceous plants.
40, P o n d supplied from th e c an a l d’O urcq, b y a p erpetual
fo u n tain issuing th ro u g h rockwork. Water lih c s an d
other aquatics grow here, a n d flowered magniflcontly.
41, Iro n bridge w itli handsome palisades. _
42, Conservatory, from which th e roof was romoved in summe
r, co n tain in g camellias of a ll sorts, E'pacris, « h o d o .
d én d ro n a rb ò rcum var. á lb um an d var. ferrugineum,
Azàlea in d ic a an d indica pliomicca; tho c innamon tree,
which h a d hero rip en ed its seeds, an d young p lants had
stood th e winter w ith vci-y little protection ; Magnòlia.lus-
c àta ojìonafòlia, W is là ria Coascquànn, an d a n um b e r of
43, Stove c o n taining Sm^cima A/angosidna, Z a íd s ia b orbónica
an d vù b ra, ft n um b e r o f palms, th e only J)ámma ra in
Prance in 1828, To lfairin americ àn a , Comhròtum p u r-
p ù reum rPo ivrca coccínea] an d comòsum [Po ívrca co-
mòsa] ; Ìliu n b é rg ja , five species ; Af^rtus, several species ;
a n d
numerous bulbs.
mltis, C. ùrons, Cycas circinàlis,
44, Greenhouse.
45, Stove c o n taining ....
a umorneiiiiiera, P 'la to sylvéstris, Pòlìioa macro-
an Córyplia umbrnoiilii
.Iiyim, A r ic a m o n tàn a, U rà iiia speciósa {Ilavenàla mada-
•ascariénsia), Th eo p h rà stn americ àn a , T. ìn teg rifò h a ,
Stre litzia regìnce, S. lanceolàta, S. jú n c e a , S. au gusta,
Dillò n ia speciósa, A’icus ferruginea, F. eerasifórmis, F.
speciósa, an d Af^ rtus l ’imùnia var. longifòha, A n stolòc lita
labiòsa. , . -
46. Greenhouse, w ith a row o f ma rb le statues on pedestals.
Among tho p la n ts were, Be anfórtia dccussàta, Wiatà ria
Consoqiiàna, I.ip à ria sp h ü 'ric a . Mimósa setàcea, sua-
véolens, scmporflòreus, &c., Diósma suavèolcns rù h ra .
Witsém'a corymbósa min o r, E'pacris púngons álba, E.
rósen, B u rsá ria spinósa, E ry th rln a h e rbácea, E. Crista
g.álli, Doryánthes excelsa, Pimcléa rósea, O'lea cxcólsa,
Ttlcca «lamontósa varicgáta, l-’Cicbsia gi=ácilU, JJaphno
D au p h in ii [h y b rid a ], Acà cia lu iià ta , Caméllia ax illà ris,
JAiüdodóudron arb ò rcum ferrugineum.
s to ho c
a. level w ith th e gla--.
48, Basin of water, with a statue of bronze in th e centre, and
surrounded by rockwork.
40, Linos of trees 011 turf.
50, T u r f shaded by trees.
51, A row of trees on turf. .
52 a n d 53. Back way for tlie gardeners an d g a rden materials.
54, Basin of water, th e bottom an d sides o f load.
65, 55, 55, Stoves for pines, an d for propagation (cuisino d u
ja rd in ie r, as M. Bo u rsault called it) . .
56, 56, 5G, Houses an d sheds for tools, g a rden materials, and
in-d o o r labours.
57, Stair leading towards th e terrace.
68, Petite retraite.
69, Basin of water.
60, Pedestals for statues.
01, Main entrance.
62, Billiard-room.
63, Staircase to a small g a rden library.
64, Coach-houscs an il stables.
65, Lodgings for tlie gardeners.
66, Private entrance from th e kitch cn greenhouse p lants m summer.
-co u rt to th e garden.
34, 51, Collection of stan d ard roses, rem a rk ab ly complete.
This list, as it contains all the plants wliich will thrive in a town-gavclen in Paris,
clearly shows tho difference, hetwecn tho climates of London and Paris as regards
vegetation; and this difforcnco was still more strongly marked hy the appearance of
M. Boursault’s garden when it existed in all its splendour, and when it was compared
to a similar garden in London. The roses and magnolias, which hcoome stunted and
discoloured hy tho London smoke, were found in the garden of M. Boursault blooming
with as much splendour as in the country, while the lanrastinus and other ovcrgi'cens,
which are found in great abmidanco and growing freely in London gardens, could not
endure the cold of a Parisian winter.
FKENCH GARDENS.