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ing in one semicircular basin. The place is very tastefully 

 disposed and embellished. The effect of this fine new 

 church, with its sweet little garden in front, is something 

 quite sparkling even for Paris ; and the place is, like the 

 squares, freely open to the public and much frequented. 



Another exceedingly pretty garden intimately associated 

 with a church is the Square St. Clothilde. The view, 

 engraved from a small photograph picked up by chance 



Fig. 41. 



The Square and Church of St. Clothilde. 



in Paris, will show at a glance how much the beauty of 

 like buildings may be enhanced by a little judicious gar- 

 dening. It is only justice to state that the tasteful plant- 

 ing, the neatness, and, above all, the refreshing verdure 

 which is sustained everywhere by profuse waterings, make 

 the place leave quite a different impression to anything of 

 the kind seen in the British Isles. 



It is an unfortunate fact that when we do attempt 

 any sort of garden round our churches it is usually 

 of the poorest character. The gardens just alluded 

 to have not been made on the site of cemeteries, and 



