. 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. 450 THE PAEKS AND GARDENS OP PARIS. [Chap. fast to the upright (as at A), and the other end secnred to the head of the raidisseur (as shown at C), the rnit B is then sere-wed off, and the screw end having been passed through the upright (as at D), the nut is again screwed on and tightened with a pair of pincers or a bolt- wrench, until the wire is brought to a proper degree of tension. It will be s
. 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. 450 THE PAEKS AND GARDENS OP PARIS. [Chap. fast to the upright (as at A), and the other end secnred to the head of the raidisseur (as shown at C), the rnit B is then sere-wed off, and the screw end having been passed through the upright (as at D), the nut is again screwed on and tightened with a pair of pincers or a bolt- wrench, until the wire is brought to a proper degree of tension. It will be seen at once that the screw allows of great nicety of adjustment, without involving too much straining or any slackening of the ; These contrivances, and numerous improvements and modifications of them, are now sold by various English houses who make a speciality of galvanised wire-work. Mateeial foe Tying Plants.—The tying of plants, fruit-trees, and many things in gardens, occupies a great deal of time, even in small places. The material usually employed is bast matting, and in most large gardens a number of bast mats are annually cut up and used for this purpose. Of late years they have trebled in price. This expense may be done away with, and a much better material secured, by simply planting a few tufts of the common glaucous Eush (Juncus glaucus) in some moist spot; where much tying is to be done, a few dozen tufts may be planted. The stems of this plant are smooth and ready for use at any moment, and are suited for tying everything except the strong or " mother branches " of fruit-trees (for which twigs of the Yellow Osier are best fitted) and the finest and youngest shoots of hothouse-plants. The Eush may be cut green and used at once, or it may be cut soon after flowering and stored for winter-use in a dried state. When wanted in winter it is desirable to steep it in water a couple of hours before it is used, to insure the requisite flexibility. It
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