358 The Tarks of Stockholm. 



this case is always perfect, and it is a well-known scientific fact, that excessiye 

 pruning causes debility in a plant, and that, when vitality is checked, the tree 

 becomes dwarfed, as a matter of course. Excessive growth and productiveness seem 

 to be generally antagonistic. A dwarf tree, after the first vigorous growth is over, 

 will, if healthy, produce good crops and mature a reasonable amount of new wood. 

 Some certain varieties of pears, as, for instance, the Bartlett, never unite properly 

 on the quince stock — the cellular tissue of each never seems to make a perfect union- 

 Very many trees that we have examined under a strong lens reveal a marked line 

 between the cell-growth of the two, and not, as is the case with other kinds, a 

 lengthening of both cell-growths, one up, and the other down, so that it is very 

 difficult to determine where the exact point of insertion really is. There are causes, 

 over which we have no control, that debar us from dwarfing some varieties, but 

 science has not yet solved the mystery. Josiah Hoopes. 



The Parks of Stockholm. 



THE beauty of its parks is one of the distinguishing features of Stockholm. The 

 Djurgard, or Deer Park, is singularly picturesque, from the abundance of wood 

 and water. The circumference is about 21 miles ; the ground is very undulating, 

 and much intersected by fjords. Added to this, the oak and beech trees have 

 attained a magnificent growth, which is really surprising in such a northern clime, 

 where they cannot reckon on more than two months and-a-half of summer. 



During this brief period of fine weather, the people lead an out-of-door life, and 

 seem to enjoy themselves thoroughly. The Palace of Rosendel is in the Deer Park. 

 It is an exquisite spot; the gardens are quite open to the public, who may walk round 

 and enjoy the wilderness of flowers that bloom here in great profusion ; or they may 

 sit at their ease and admire the beautiful proportions of the celebrated porphyry 

 vase, which is placed in the center of the lawn. The palace, which is furnished with 

 much taste, contains some good modern Swedish pictures. There are numerous 

 villas and ornamental cottages dotted about in the park ; but as they are not walled 

 in, or inclosed, they heighten the beauty of the scene by means of the flower and 

 their shrubs, which contrast so well with the rude masses of broken rocks, which here 

 and there encumber the ground. 



There is also the Haga Park, another favorite place of resort, in the immediate 

 vicinity of Stockholm. The numerous islands in this park are prettily laid out, and 

 many parts are very rocky and broken, while others present sylvan glades, shaded by 

 superb trees. The park of Carlberg must not be forgotten ; it also contains some 

 magnificent trees, especially a fine avenue leading to Drottningottan. The palace in 

 this park, which was formerly a favorite residence of Charles XII, has been trans- 

 formed into a military college. 



There are several royal residences round Stockholm, and among them Drotting- 

 holm should be visited, as it is one of the stateliest of the summer residences of the 

 royalty. The gardens and surrounding are very much in the French style ; more 

 artificial than beautiful. The environs of Stockholm are almost inexhaustible in 

 beauty ; for, on one side there is the Baltic, with its myriad islands, and on the other 

 side the lovely Malar lake, which has a length of 75 miles, stretching into the heart 

 of the country. 



