Chap. YIII.] 



SQUARES, PLACES, ETC. 



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it was green would be to give the faintest idea of the glistening 

 verdure displayed by everything in it, from the trees to the grass. 

 It is a very small place, but quite a gem in its way. It is laid 

 out with belts of low trees and shrubs ; the centre of the little 

 lawn left unadorned, while all around its edges really distinct 

 plants are dotted about. A handsome specimen of Bambusa 

 aurea, planted alone on the grass, helps to show what may be 

 expected of these tall, shrub-like grasses in the time to come : 



tlicy will impart to our gardens an entirely new aspect, and that 

 of the most desirable sort. The one we suppose to be the hardiest 

 of all is tenderer than several other species grown in Parisian 

 gardens. This little Square Montrouge has lately been marred of 

 much of its beauty l)y an attempt to adorn it with statuary, one 

 wretched thing in the centre indeed taking away almost all its 

 grace. The remarks on statuary in the chapter on Versailles 

 apply with greater force to statuary in small squares. 



