. The parks, promenades, & gardens of Paris, described and considered in relation to the wants of our own cities, and the public and private gardens. Gardens; Parks. 14 GARDENS OF THE LOUVRE AND THE TUILERIES. tents of which are placed out in summer, an alley arched over with lime trees by the side of the Rue de Rivoli, and at the western end there are terraces which afford a capital view of the bright and busy scene around and the noble avenue towards the west. There is a great deal of sculp- ture, both copies of celebrated works and original ones, but as for fresh horticultural interest
. The parks, promenades, & gardens of Paris, described and considered in relation to the wants of our own cities, and the public and private gardens. Gardens; Parks. 14 GARDENS OF THE LOUVRE AND THE TUILERIES. tents of which are placed out in summer, an alley arched over with lime trees by the side of the Rue de Rivoli, and at the western end there are terraces which afford a capital view of the bright and busy scene around and the noble avenue towards the west. There is a great deal of sculp- ture, both copies of celebrated works and original ones, but as for fresh horticultural interest there is little or none to be seen; and a passing glance is all the visitor need be- stow on the public part of the garden of the Tuileries, though it is only fair to add that its general effect is very Fig. Tbe Rhone and the Saone, by G. Coustou, in the Tuileries Gardens. good, and that it in all respects answers its purpose as a play and promenading ground and a " lung " to the city. A few words must be devoted to those long lines of large orange trees in tubs—they are so very conspicuous that they force themselves upon our attention. There are many ignorant and hopeless ways of spending money in gardens, but few more so than this,—indeed it is one of the most fami- liar instances of unworthy outlay that is known. Consider for a moment the enormous expense incurred by those lines of finely-grown old orange trees in the gardens of the Tuileries, at Versailles, the Luxembourg, and in other gar-. 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, J. Murray
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