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metrical form. But in order to the possibility of such a 

 system, it is necessary not only that the whole work of 

 street planting should be under the direction of a compe- 

 tent superintendent, acting by municipal authority, but also 

 that he should have at command a nursery of such extent 

 as to furnish abundant supplies of trees grown and pruned 

 expressly for the purpose, so that any desirable number 

 of the same size and general form, of any given variety, 

 can be furnished to order and a whole street planted at 

 once. The nursery, therefore, should also belong to the 

 city, and be under the direction of the city forester. The 

 cost to individuals would be trifling, just as the cost of 

 water is insignificant when furnished by the city, in com- 

 parison with what it would be if every man had to supply 

 himself, and if the increased elegance and beauty, which 

 may be thus secured, could be generally appreciated, *the 

 measure would commend itself to all who had a reason- 

 able degree of local pride and affection. 



" The greatest part of the beauty of Paris is due to her 

 gardens and her trees. She is, indeed, a city of palaces ; 

 but which is the most attractive, the view up that splendid 

 avenue and garden stretching from the heart of the city 

 to the Arc de Triomphe, or that of the finest architectural 

 features of Paris ? What would the new boulevards of 

 white stone be without the softening and refreshing aid of 

 those long lines of well cared-for trees that everywhere 

 rise around the buildings ? The makers of new Paris 

 who deserve the thanks of all the filthy cities of the world 

 for setting such an example answer these questions by 

 pulling down close and filthy quarters where the influen- 



