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tiic gardens near Palis, especially far cleaning the walks, 

 which are generally laid with sand. A figure borrowed 

 from Conite Lasteyric * will give a much better idea of it 

 than I could convey by description. 



Paris to Rouen. 

 1817, Sept. 30. — At five in the morning we left Paris for 

 Rouen, by what is called the high route. As we travelled 

 by the diligence, we could, of course, see very little of the 

 country. For several miles all the little eminences around 

 were occupied by vignobles ; but the vintage had no where 

 commenced. In passing through the valley of Montmo- 

 rency, we remarked a good many small cherry-orchards ; 

 and when these and the vine-plantations ceased, the mar- 

 gins of the road began to be lined by apple and pear 

 trees, shewing that we had entered the country of cider 

 and perry. In some places, large quantities of apples 

 were lying, in heaps, on the road-side, ready to be car- 

 ried to the mill : in other places we saw the gathcr- 



• " Collection ties Machines employe's dans 1'economie ruralc,"&c. pub- 

 K the Lithographic Establishment of Count Lasteyric, Rue dc Bar, 

 No. •& 



