. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. rgoc. The American Florist. 1351. E&hibits of bulbous plants ;it the Trocadero. Exhibits in th« Palace ol" Horticulture. Exhibits'in the Palace of Horticulture. Exhibits of fruit trees along rhe Seine. AT THE PARIS EXPOSITION. Paris. AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE GREAT —A PROMENADE WITHOU"^ RIVAL IN THE WORLD.—HISTORY OF THE CHAMPS ELYSEES.—SPLENDID SHOWINGS OF FLOWERS AND FRUIT AT THE EXPOSI- TION.—MANY WIDELY KNOWN GROWERS COMPETE. — AMERICAN APPLES WIN PRIZES AND SPECIAL MENTION.—NEW YOR
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. rgoc. The American Florist. 1351. E&hibits of bulbous plants ;it the Trocadero. Exhibits in th« Palace ol" Horticulture. Exhibits'in the Palace of Horticulture. Exhibits of fruit trees along rhe Seine. AT THE PARIS EXPOSITION. Paris. AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE GREAT —A PROMENADE WITHOU"^ RIVAL IN THE WORLD.—HISTORY OF THE CHAMPS ELYSEES.—SPLENDID SHOWINGS OF FLOWERS AND FRUIT AT THE EXPOSI- TION.—MANY WIDELY KNOWN GROWERS COMPETE. — AMERICAN APPLES WIN PRIZES AND SPECIAL MENTION.—NEW YORK, ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI THE LEADERS.—VARIOUS OTHER MATTERS OF INTEREST. The Porte Monumentale, which is the main entrance to the exposition, is, as is well known, located on the Place de la Concorde, close to the gardens of the Tuileries. At that same place begins the beautiful Champs Elysees, leading to the Bois de Boulogne, which are without rival in the world. About 400 years ago that famous promenade was covered by small residences surrounded by gardens, meadows and cultivated land. Mary de Medicis bought that part of the land extending along the Seine and had it transformed, in the year 1616, into three alleys lined with rows of elms and closed at both ends with iron gates. The princess and her court used the prome- nade, then just a.'^ nowadays known under the name of Cours la Reine, for taking a drive when in need of an airing. The trees planted in 1616 were cut away and replaced by others in the year 1723. The rest of the land, extending on the opposite side towards the Faubourg St. Honore, was tillage and rabbit hunting ground. In 1670 that extensive plain, covering the whole quarter called the Roule, was also planted with trees and converted into avenues interspersed with lawns. The new promenade, was at first denominated firand Cours, but soon after received the name of Champs Elysees, which has never been changed. The central alley, which was the mos
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