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Show LAST BOURBON AT VERSAILLES. Orange Tree Has Survived Rule of French Dynasty. There Is at Versailles an orango treo closo upon 600 yenrs old. This tree, which was taken from rontdne-bleau rontdne-bleau to Versailles on tho completion of tho Orangery, was already famous fa-mous under tho tltlo of tho Oraud Dourbon. According to tradition, tho treo had been planted In 1421 by n Princess of Navarre, and, nfter several sev-eral changes of owners, camo Into tho possession of Krancols I., by whom It was placed at Fontalneblenu. When It reached Versailles the King came to visit It, and two Grand Bourbons Bour-bons were then face to face. The man passed, and even his bones, torn from their tomb at St. Denis and tossed Into In-to a trenrh, have perished; not n pinch of his dust remains. Dut tho tree lives and blooms and bears fruit tho only Bourbon at Versailles serene. se-rene. Invincible, enthroned. From Farmer's Versailles. |