. The parks and gardens of Paris, considered in relation to the wants of other cities and of the public and private gardens; being notes on a study of Paris gardens. Gardening; Gardens; Parks. ( 351 ). A Spur-pnived Peach-irce. CHAPTEE XXI. Thk Peach Gardens of Montreuil. The finest supplies of Peaches for the Paris market do not come, as perhaps many would suppose, from the sunny south or the balmy west, but from within a few miles of Paris, where they have to be grown on walls furnished with good copings, and receive in every way careful protection and culture. Approaching Montreuil the coun
. The parks and gardens of Paris, considered in relation to the wants of other cities and of the public and private gardens; being notes on a study of Paris gardens. Gardening; Gardens; Parks. ( 351 ). A Spur-pnived Peach-irce. CHAPTEE XXI. Thk Peach Gardens of Montreuil. The finest supplies of Peaches for the Paris market do not come, as perhaps many would suppose, from the sunny south or the balmy west, but from within a few miles of Paris, where they have to be grown on walls furnished with good copings, and receive in every way careful protection and culture. Approaching Montreuil the country is seen covered with good crops of vege- tables and fruit to the tops of the surrounding low hills. But. getting nearer still to the village, a great number of white walls, about eight or nine feet high, appear, enclosing rather small squares of land, which are almost entirely devoted to the Peach. As the walls are netted over many acres in some parts, the effect from a distance is curious. In the squares are small fruit-trees and all sorts of garden-crops. To the visitor who examines the plantations here it is quite apparent that it is not to the climate that the best growers owe their success. Among the two hundred and fifty cultivators having Peach-gardens here, there are many with very. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Robinson, W. (William), 1838-1935. London, Macmillan and co.
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