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SHADE-TREES IN TOWNS AND CITIES 



Paris the height of buildings is limited to sixty-six feet on 

 streets thirty-three feet wide. On streets less than twenty- 

 six feet wide, the height of buildings is limited to forty feet. 

 In order that street-trees might get enough light to develop 

 vigorously, it is found on the average that streets bounded 

 on both sides with buildings thirty-five feet high should 

 have a width of sixty-six feet, and streets having lines of 

 buildings sixty-five feet high should have a width of one 

 hundred and twenty feet, as shown in Figs. 6 and 7. 



On narrow streets having tall buildings, it is possible to 

 maintain trees in good condition by planting a single row in 

 the centre of the roadway, as shown in Fig. 8. 



Distance from Buildings. To secure the best results the 

 distance at which trees are set from the building-line should 



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