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great towering Lombardy Poplars,, Oaks^ and BirclieSj were 

 stripped as bare as if it had been a December instead of 

 a June morning. 



The new garden in the centre of the town^ named after 

 SolferinOj is very pretty^ the trees being apparently well 

 established^ though it has been made only five or six years. 

 This is in consequence of the excellent machinery for 

 removing large trees which is now in use in most large 

 French towns. The garden is embellished by a small piece 

 of water and a really well-constructed seam of rockwork. 

 A few boulders peep from the turf on one side of the water,, 

 and on the off-side the high rocky bank seems to have been 

 worn away by time and water^, every trace of art being 

 concealed by trailing Ivy and Evergreens. The beds of ^ 

 Eoses in this garden were covered with green moss gathered 

 from neighbouring woods. It adds a good deal to the 

 appearance of the beds, and by keeping them moist of 

 course prolongs and improves the bloom. 



Troyes. — This old and interesting town, from which Troy 

 weight takes its name, is interesting to the horticulturist 

 and fruit-grower from the Brothers Baltet having extensive 

 nurseries in and near it.. The home nursery, which is 

 situated in the town, is extensive and rich in advanced spe- 

 cimens of pyramidal and other Pear trees. Soon after enter- 

 ing, horizontal cordons are seen in large numbers running 

 along the back of the borders which margin the sides of 

 the central walk, these borders being occupied by flowering 

 plants. The cordons form a neat finish at the back, and 

 bear a plentiful crop of fruit, though they are not established 

 trees such as one sees in a private garden, but on the other 

 hand subject to the transplantings, sales, &c., to which 

 nursery stock is liable. In addition to those in this position, 

 horizontal cordons were seen in many parts, and, where 

 established, bearing wonderfully well. Thus the Lady Apple, 

 well established on the Doucin stock, bore fruit almost as 

 thick as the pretty little Apples could sit on a cordon not 

 closely pinched in; but on the Doucin the shoots grew too 

 vigorously, and did not preserve that compact appearance 

 and habit which is so desirable in these trees. If the soil were 



