64 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 
to the rest of the landscaping, the hameau where Marie An- 
toinette and her court ladies played at idyllic country life, is 
laid out in the informal English style. Many of the fine old 
trees growing in these gardens are American species and were 
planted by Jussieu. The picturesque one in the foreground 
of Plate 15, fig. 1, is Koelreuteria paniculata. Another illus- 
tration of French landscape treatment is shown in the little 
chateau of Bagatelle in Paris, the foliage masses forming the 
background and clipped forms on the terraces being in keep- 
ing with the architecture of the building. 
THE CHATEAU OF BABELSBERG, NEAR POTSDAM. 
Chantilly, near Paris, formerly the seat of a great noble- 
man and now a public park, was designed by Le Nétre and is 
of especial interest because of the treatment of its forest. 
Through this fine old forest are cut avenues, converging here 
and there to centers treated architecturally with fountains 
and statues. The turf extends to the edges of the paths, from 
which may be caught glimpses of charming vistas into glades 
and deep woods, and this park is a favorite resort of the 
French people, with their guests, on Sunday afternoons. 
The great interest in Germany centers in the solution of 
municipal problems: the scientific planning for the future 
growth of cities and the treatment of streets, public squares, 
and watersides. This goes hand in hand with a very active 
modern development in architecture. At Frankfort-on-Main, 
particularly, one is constantly impressed with the modern 
