. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. 266 GERMANY. The centre of the town is still quite mediaeval in its aspect, and the Gothic cathedral, together with the old buildings in its vicinity, forms a very picturesque object. Erfurt is famous for its market gardens and nurseries, irrigated by canals derived from the Gera. Eeichard, in the eighteenth century, contributed much towards their flourishing condition. All kinds of vegetables, medicinal and orna- mental plants are exported into every part of the world. The partial destruction of the old ramparts has admitted of an extension of th
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. 266 GERMANY. The centre of the town is still quite mediaeval in its aspect, and the Gothic cathedral, together with the old buildings in its vicinity, forms a very picturesque object. Erfurt is famous for its market gardens and nurseries, irrigated by canals derived from the Gera. Eeichard, in the eighteenth century, contributed much towards their flourishing condition. All kinds of vegetables, medicinal and orna- mental plants are exported into every part of the world. The partial destruction of the old ramparts has admitted of an extension of these productive gardens.* Arnsfadt (9,243 inhabitants), higher up on the Gera, is the principal town Fig. 152.—JzNA. Scale 1 : 100, 2 Miles. of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen. Its brine baths and delightful environs attract many visitors. Ohrdruf (5,626 inhabitants), a small manufacturing town, lies in a lateral valley, but it is at the foot of the hills, in the wide basin irrigated by the Unstrutt, that the largest towns next to Erfurt and Gotha are met with. The Unstrutt, not far from its source, has a sufficient volume to be useful as a motive power, and the city of 3I'uhlhamen (20,926 inhabitants)—that is, * These gardens cover an area of 420 acres. The principal vegetables exported are asparagus, cauliflowers, cress, and cucumbers. Asters and wallflowers are cultivated with special 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 Reclus, Elisée, 1830-1905; Ravenstein, Ernest George, 1834-1913; Keane, A. H. (Augustus Henry), 1833-1912. New York, D. Appleton and company
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