THE CANADIAN HORTICULTrRIST. 



Fig. 2UII. Ai.E.xANDEK III Brid(;e, Paris. 



andromeda, i^aultheria, kalmia, sedums, 

 &c. 



PARIS SOUARKS AND PUBLIC GARDENS. 



Thesquaresin Paris generally contain large 

 and fine collections of all kinds of trees, 

 shrubs, and herbaceous plants, that will 

 endure the climate, and it is astonishing- 

 what a large number of varieties are found 

 in them. In the Jardin des Plantes is found 

 the famous old Cedar of Lebanon that was 

 brought to France in 1636 by Bernard de 

 Jussieu, and also the first Robinia 

 pseud-acacia that was brought to France 

 from America in 1600. The former a grand 

 old tree in perfect health and preservation. 

 Of the latter only a sucker remains, but an 

 imitation of its trunk is made in plaster. 



In the Jardin des Plantes, and buildings 

 adjoining, the School of Botany meets to 

 hear lectures and to receive practical 



demonstration in botany and kindred 

 subjects. 



PARIS STREETS, ETC. 



The streets and highways in Paris and 

 throughout France are generally planted 

 with forest or fruit trees. We had the 

 pleasure, at the Pomological Congress, o* 

 listening to a very interesting debate on the 

 subject of "forest trees versus fruit trees 

 for country roads." The fruit trees carried 

 the day. 



In Paris the tree most frequently seen in 

 the streets is the horseches'nut, the 

 common, the double, and the crimson. In 

 some districts the catalpa is pretty numer- 

 ou'i, and occasionally the ailanthus is found, 

 and the Judas tree. A few elms and maples, 

 too, are seen in places, but next to the 

 horse chestnut in numbers comes the 

 American plane tree with a few oi tlie 



