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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



Fig. 2075. Gardens of the Palace of Luxemburg. 



[Photo, by A. L Saunders.) 



NOTES IN AND ABOUT PARIS. 



'N September, 1900, it was our pleasure 

 to spend most of that month in France 



|l and more especially about Paris, which 

 ,^ is a beautiful white city without any 

 smoke to spoil its buildings or to interfere 

 with one's comfort in any way. 



The climate in September proved very 

 enjoyable, being- clear and warm, with very 

 little rain, so our time was spent in constant 

 sight seeing through the city and about the 

 river, which is clear and very attractive, 

 with so many beautiful bridges and boats in 

 every direction every few minutes, making 

 it very convenient for travellers. 



The older parts of Paris are very interest- 

 ing, and one sees quite a different life, about 

 Notre Dame among narrow streets crowded 

 with goods and poor people on the side- 



walks, from what you can see about the 

 Arc de Triumph. This is a most beautiful 

 arch and here many of the finest avenues 

 in the city meet, here the fashionable people 

 live and have their homes and here the driv- 

 ing, on a fine afternoon, is a great sight. 



One of the greatest places of interest in 

 the older portion is the Palais de Luxem- 

 burg and the beautiful gardens (Fig. 2071), 

 connected with it, containing so many trees 

 and flowers and fine pieces of statuary. 

 The terrace can be seen in the picture with 

 the two levels of the grounds, the lake 

 being on the lower ground. All travelers 

 visit these grounds and the palace itself is 

 very old and contains much of interest. 



The homes of the rich in Paris are built 

 nearly always on the street line and are not 



