94 THE SQUARE DES BATIGNOLLES. 



The Square des Batignolles, constructed on the once 

 open space in front of the church belonging to the com- 

 mune, is the largest of all the squares belonging to new 

 Paris; it contains over three acres of ground, without 

 taking into consideration wide promenades planted with 

 trees outside. It cost no less than 60,000/. The works were 

 commenced in 1862, and were finished the following year. 



In a work of. this kind minute details, especially of 

 commonplace subjects, are very rarely desirable, and for 

 this reason I avoid as much as possible describing the 

 contents of the squares and gardens in full. Nevertheless, 

 some may wish to know about the details of the planting, 

 and in the case of this square it is given. It will be noted 

 that each group of Section 1 is divided in three — the first 

 being trees ; the second the shrubs that adorn the outer 

 sides of the plantation ; the third the decorative plants 

 of the margin. The numbers answer to those of the plan 

 on page 93. 



Sect. 1. — Groups of trees, shrubs, and flowers.' — 1. JEsculus rubicunda, 

 JEsculus hippocastanum, Tiiia europsea, Padus virginiana. — Ligustrum ovali- 

 folium, Berberis vulgaris, Ribes sanguineum, Virgilia rosea, Lonicera tartarica — 

 Phlox decussata, Coleus Verschaffeltii-. — 2. Paulownia imperialis, Catalpa 

 syringsefolia, Platanus oocidentalis, Negundo fraxinifolium. — Forsythia viridis- 

 sima, Ribes (in var.), Spirea (in var.), Sambucus nigra, Sy'mphoricarpus 

 (in var). — Pelargonium zonale inquinans, var. Prince Imperial. — 3. iEsculus 

 hippocastanum, Sorbus aucuparia, Cytisus laburnum, Acer platanoides, Alnus 

 communis. — Ligustrum ovalifolium, Ligustrum spicatum, Cydonia japonica, 

 Buxus sempervirens angustifolius, Primus lauro-Cerasus. — Chrysanthemum pin- 

 natifidum. — 1. Alnus communis, Kcelreuteria paniculata, Padus virginiana, 

 Paulownia imperialis. — Ligustrum spicatum, Ligustrum ovalifolium, Cytisus 

 sessilifolius, Mahonia Aquifolium, Berberis vulgaris.. — Pelargonium zonale in- 

 quinans, var. Christinus. — 5. Juglans nigra, Sorbus aucuparia, Tilia europsea, 

 Acer platanoides, Platanus orientalis, Robinia viscosa. — Lonicera tartarica, Sam- 

 bucus racemosa, Mahonia Aquifolium, Euonymus japonicus, Deutzia scabra, 

 Kerria japonica, Weigelia rosea. — Phlox decussata.— 6. Robinia Pseud-Acacia, 

 Acer striatum, Cytisus laburnum, Catalpa syringaafolia, Eleagnus angustifolius. — 

 Hibiscus syriacus, Philadelphus coronarius, Ligustrum ovalifolium, Ligustrum 

 spicatum, Viburnum Lantana, Tamarix indica, Chionanthus virginica. — 

 Ageratum ccelestinum. — 7. Catalpa syringsefolia, Alnus glandulosus, Cytisus 

 Laburnum, Sophora japonica, Juglans nigra, Robinia Pseud-Acacia. — Berberis 

 vulgaris, Viburnum Opulus.Ribes sanguineum, Euonymus japonicus, Philadelphus 

 inodorum, Deutzia scabra. — Veronica var. Gloire de Lyon. — 8. Tilia argentea 

 Acer striatum, iEsculus hippocastanum, Sophora japonica, Robinia Pseud-Acacia, 

 Fraxinus excelsior var. aurea. — Ribes sanguineum, Forsythia viridissima, Malus 

 spectabilis, Prunus japonica, Cytisus sessilifolius, Kerria japonica, Deutzia scabra. 

 — Achyranthes Verschaffeltii. — 9. Alnus iulva, iEsculus hippocastanum, Sophora 

 japonica, Tilia europasa, Cytisus laburnum, Sorbus aucuparia, Acer platanoides. — 

 Mahonia Aquifolium, Deutzia scabra, Forsythia viridissima, Philadelphus grandi- 

 flflrus, Kerria japonica, Sambucus laciniata, Chionanthus virginica. — Pelargonium 

 zonale inquinans, var. Eugenie M&ard. — 10. Sorbus aucuparia, Acer plata- 



