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THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
June 12 . 
as the weather is a little warm, these elevated terraces form 
an agreeable lounge for the locatoires and their friends, and 
are not unfrequently turned into what we would call tea- 
gardens. When much exposed to the sun, they are 
covered with an ornamental trellis, and Cobea scandens, 
Clematis, magnolias, and Indian Cress, soon form a welcome 
shade. Anywhere in Paris, but especially along the Quays 
and the Boulvards, the tops of the houses may he seen 
utilised in this way, 
“ Contrived a double debt to pay,” 
like the bed in Goldsmith’s Village Inn; that is to say, 
besides being a roof to the house, or nearly so, the terrace 
often serves as a tea-garden in miniature, and also as a 
salle a manger in the cool of the evening. 
In a former communication, I mentioned the project of 
ornamental ground in front of the Palais de V Industrie, and 
as it has been carried out, I may just shortly notice the 
result. The ground at the centre immediately in front of 
the building is taken up with the offices required by the 
commissioners, and through which the public pass; hut 
towards the right and left a strip of ground has been 
enclosed with a low fence, and laid out as a garden, each 
having a basin in the centre, and I understand it is the 
intention to have a fountain in each basin by-and-by. The 
ground is chiefly in grass, and it gradually falls towards the 
basin. The whole is remarkably simple in design, and 
both plots were finished in about six weeks. As soon as 
the borders were ready they were planted with a rich 
assortment of bedding-out things, which have greatly 
improved during the last fifteen days, and much increase 
the general effect of the exterior, where so much has other¬ 
wise been done—and done well—to have the approaches 
and vicinity in keeping with the Palais. 
Not the least interesting objects at present to he seen in 
the neighbourhood of the Tulleries are the fine, old Orange- 
trees, which line the long avenues of the garden, and which, 
when in flower, must form an exhibition worth making 
some sacrifice to see. Most of these trees are at least two 
hundred years old, and they have been in the open air for 
the last month. At one side of the garden a spacious 
building, like a church, erected for the purpose, affords them 
shelter during the winter. The garden of the Luxembourg 
is also well supplied in this way. Indeed, every garden 
of any pretensions here has its collections of Orange-trees, 
hut the best and oldest specimens are to he seen at the 
Luxembourg and the Tulleries. 
What was formerly one of the most wretched and filthy 
quarters in all Paris, will shortly he turned into a promenade 
and ornamental ground. The “Tour St. Jacques,” a noble 
ruin, has lately had its foundations repaired. The hovels 
that covered the ground near it have been demolished, and 
an enclosure something like our English square will be 
formed round it in a few weeks more. The trees have been 
planted for more than six months, and they are now well- 
established. A magnificent Boulvard, with a line of trees 
on each side, will extend from this point, north and south, 
nearly the whole length of the capital. This is to be called 
the “Boulvard du Centre,” and will he a continuation of the 
“ Boulvard de Strasbourg,” which was only opened last 
year. The trees in this part of the capital are chiefly 
Alders ; and though put into the ground as mere pollards 
only eighteen months ago, they have now fine branchy 
heads six and seven feet through. 
The markets are at present supplied with early vegetables, 
and even Cherries and Strawberries are plentiful. Asparagus, 
Lettuces, Radishes, and Onions have been for some time in 
great abundance. Green Peas, Artichokes, young Potatoes, 
and French Beans, are also cheap enough to be within the 
reach of all those who are in the habit of dining on two and 
three francs. 
According to the best accounts, the crops both of the 
garden and field are likely to be very abundant this year in 
France ; that of fruit, in particular, promises well. But in 
Paris butchers’ meat is dear, and bread has just been raised 
again.—K. 
DISEASES OF POULTRY. 
SUDDEN DEATHS FROM EXPOSUEE TO COLD. 
Tiie severely unseasonable weather that has bu^ lately 
disappeared has furnished me with an unusual number of 
cases of almost sudden death from violent and rapid in¬ 
flammation of the lungs or heart. As an example of the 
cause and progress of these diseases, I may mention one 
case in my own stock, that of a healthy, robust code, who, 
being accidentally shut out of his usual roosting-place, slept 
one night in a shed open to the north. The next morning 
he appeared as well as usual, but at midday was picked up 
dead. On making a post-mortem examination, I found that 
he had died of inflammation of the heart. 
Mr. Punchard forwarded tome, during the severe weather, 
two magnificent Cochin cocks that had died suddenly, and 
in an apparently mysterious manner: both were in the best 
possible condition—all the organs, except those attacked 
with inflammation, being in the most healthy state; one, 
however, died from inflammation of the heart, the heart 
purse containing nearly a wine-glass full of fluid, the result 
of inflammatory action ; and the other, from violent and very 
rapid inflammation of the lungs. Previous to this spring, 
I do not recollect seeing so many suddenly fatal easels of 
inflammation; this prevalence I attribute to the severe cold 
and easterly winds. 
The practical inference to be drawn from the fact, is the 
necessity of protecting fowls from exposure to cold north¬ 
easterly winds at night; and this is the more important, as 
these rapid attacks run to a fatal termination almost before 
their presence is ever suspected, and, consequently, remedial 
measures are of no avail, — W. B. Tegetmeiek, Wood 
Green, Tottenham. 
MOWING MACHINES. 
Having seen “A. P.’s” enquiries about Lawn Mowing 
Machines, I send you the result of my own experience with 
Samuelson’s Registered Lawn Mower. It answers much 
better than others in this neighbourhood, made by different 
manufacturers. Our’s is twenty-two inches wide, and requires 
two strong men to use it; but those two can do as much 
mowing in eight hours with the machine as they could in 
eighteen hours with the scythe, not including sweeping, 
which takes nearly as long. Besides, the machine cuts 
well when the grass is dry, and can be used during any time 
of the day.—F. II. C., Gardener, Grove House , Lymington. 
ON PROFITABLE RABBIT KEEPING. 
The amount of favour with which my writings on Poultry 
have been received, has, I am confident, been owing entirely 
to the fact, that I have always endeavoured to show the 
manifest advantage of treating fowls, as far as possible, in a 
natural, as opposed to an artificial, manner; and my success 
in rearing has certainly been much greater than that of 
many persons. As an example, I may mention, that out of 
the large number of chicken hatched this year, I have lost 
only two from disease, if I except a hatch from purchased 
eggs, the whole of which died from constitutional weakness, 
arising, doubtless, from the parents having been long 
confined to a very small run. In Rabbit keeping, also, I 
have been guided not by books, but by a reference to nature 
only; and although I do not profess to have much knowledge 
on the point of fancy rabbits, I find that I can breed large, 
healthy auimals for the table at literally no cost at all. 
In a state of nature, rabbits are animals enjoying a large, 
free range, taking much active exercise, residing in dry, 
sandy localities, feeding extensively on an unlimited supply 
of fresh vegetable food, and in the habit, when undisturbed, 
of basking in the sunshine. As usually kept, all these 
circumstances are reversed; they are immured in small, 
close hutches, where active exercise is impossible; these 
are frequently damp, and the animals are poisoned with 
the ammonia arising from their own manure; they are 
generally kept in dark, secluded places, debarred from sun- 
