. 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. 538 THE PARKS AND GARDENS OF PARIS. [Chap. XXXII. all of them are smaller than the Halles, which offer most interest to the stranger. A good deal of the choicer produce is, however, taken to the Marche St. Honore, after having been sold wholesale in the central market. There are thousands of Parisians whose garden is the window, or a basket mossed over in the room, or a glazed case, and to most of them t
. 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. 538 THE PARKS AND GARDENS OF PARIS. [Chap. XXXII. all of them are smaller than the Halles, which offer most interest to the stranger. A good deal of the choicer produce is, however, taken to the Marche St. Honore, after having been sold wholesale in the central market. There are thousands of Parisians whose garden is the window, or a basket mossed over in the room, or a glazed case, and to most of them the flower-market is a nursery ; an excellent nursery too,. A Flowei^-markei and City-sguare in one. The new Central Flower^marketf luith Plantation of PaiUowniasfor shade',—{early morning view.') for there they can get numerous pretty plants in the best of health for a trifling sum. Considering that a few miles of sea have for ages separated many marked customs of both peoples, and that thousands of miles of sea have not prevented English habits, that have never crossed the Channel, from spreading to the Antipodes, it is perhaps vain to hope for the adoption of such a feature as the flower-markets of Paris in our great towns ; yet few could be more agreeable and useful. In Paris the larger,. 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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