Chap. VI.] 



THE LUXEMBOURG GARDENS. 



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somewhat like Orange-trees in tubs, carried like them into the 

 open air in summer, and stored in half-lighted buildings in winter. 

 Probably the complete winter's rest that the plants get in an 

 orangery, and the making of all their growth out-of-doors in the 

 full light and free air, are more conducive to their well-being than 

 the culture theyr receive in glass-houses. The treatment given it 

 on the Continent insures the plant a perfect rest in winter : as it 

 cannot grow in the cellars, caves, and dark orangeries in which 



The Gardens and Palace of the Luxembourg. {Haclutte.) 



it is then placed. Therefore, when put in the open air, the growth 

 of the plant pushes equably and immediately : the shoots, being 

 produced in the open air, are indifferent to any changes therein, 

 and the plants enjoy the full sun and uninterrupted light. 



It may be noticed in two .different conditions about Paris— in 

 the large specimen form in tubs of various sizes, and as small neat 

 plants in six-inch pots. These last are sold in great numbers in 

 the markets, and flower as abundantly as the best managed of the 



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