Chap. XL] JAEDIN FLEUEISTE AND NURSERIES. 



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obvious. In Paris there is a great central establishment at Passy 

 where all the tender plants are raised and reared, and there are 

 nurseries devoted to the production of city-trees' and shrubs, in 

 which the most suitable kinds are grown, and grown to the size 

 in which they are best suited for being placed in the streets, 

 parks, or gardens. The cost of each plant or tree is in this case 

 a mere trifle ; with us the plantation of even a very small park, 

 or one boulevard, would amount to a very considerable sum. It 

 would, therefore, be^wise to establish a large nursery for all 

 hardy subjects, from trees downwards, for the supply of the 

 public parks of London. 



Glass-covered Corridor between the Plant-houses in the Jardm Fleurlste. 



The Jardin Fleuriste of the city of Paris is situated in the 

 Avenue d'Eylau, close to the Porte de la Muette, leading to the 

 principal promenade of the Bois de Boulogne. It is the depot for 

 all the tender plants used in the decoration of the parks, gardens, 

 and squares of the city. Entering from the Avenue d'Eylau, the 

 first objects of interest that are seen are collections of hardy 

 plants growing in the open air on a small lawn amidst the glass 

 houses with which the place is nearly covered. The most in- 

 teresting and valuable group planted on this lawn is a number of 

 hardy Bamboos, proving clearly that in our latitudes we may 

 enjoy the peculiar grace and verdure of these giant grasses, and. 



