The daily gazette., 1881-06-04
OUR PARIS LETTER.
PARIS. May 81, 1881.

PARIS. May q, 1881.
Correspondence of the GAZETTE.
Our time was fixed for departure for
Italy, but being obliged to await tardy
dispatches from home our stay has been
prolonged. But we have removed from
the newer and more fashionable quarter
to the Luxemborg, beyond the river,
which is now chiefly the home of artists
and students and business men. Adjoin-
ing u, is the Luxamborg palace, now
Senate Cham Der and the picture gallery.
Before us, spreading out like open coun-
try, Is the beautiful Luxemborg garden,
once reserved as the promenade of the
Court and Royal family, now the delight
of the people.
We look from our window upon the
whole of the garden, It's beautiful trees
all pruned in "spick and span" order,
maay Of them in Hover, and all rich IN
foliage.
Chairs aud benches line the avenues
and are filled with loungers. Old men
and women and feeble persons seem 10
crawl about every where. Fashions is in
full tide with garments of newest mater
lal and most fancifpl cut; blue blouses
aud white capped bonnes are there, the
latter like shepherds with. their focks of
children. All the babies of Paris must
be out on holiday They look like
flocks of sheep-they gather in little
punches here and there, the younger
crawling about in the dirt, the older, With
tiny shevels and carts, digging and re-
moving the gravel for other gangs TO cast
back agaiB. No horses or carriages are
permitted in the Park, but every one is
free o do ss he will so long as he leaves
the plants al,ne. here party ropes out
space for croquet which the ou-lookers
respect long as the boundaries remain.
You may take possession ofany reasonable
amount Of space and it is yours for the
time and purpose.
| We 60 dewn and walk through and
around the Park We find part devo-
ted TO Arborculture, where all kinds oil
trees are made to assume all kinds o
shapes. The part allotted TO fruit bear
ing trees is most interesting. Here. art
pear, apple and cherry tress trained in
every possible shape, and currant and
gooseberry bushes encouraged to emulate
The growth aud size OF trees. The object
seems to be to suppress the growth of the
trees aud TO change the bushes into rees
They prune anu bend and bind the
bi anches of the fruit trees 10 cause al
their vital forces to be directed Into fIui
instea of wood and Leaf. Wood growtt
and fruit cannDt both be maintained IL
perfection.
They subordinate the one TO the per
fection of the other. No fruit tree 4
permitted to reach height Of ten feet
Many sppie aud pear trees 0e trained a
vines, aud made to run on trellis only
few inches from the ground. Bat th'
sIzs aud beauty of the few specimens o
fruit they produce is surprising. | hat
often heard tras ellers' tales of Freucl
pears as large as calabashes, and laughed
at them. When say Il saw currant ant
gooseberry trees as large as the appl'
and pear trees, some one may laugh a
my story.
There is also department of Apicul
lure where lectures are given on th
treatment of bees, and illusti ate by tn
living insects. We were invited TO at
tend these, as well as the lectures Of
fruit growing, and tree and flower cul
ture, but declined from imperfect know
ledge Of the language.
The trees aud aOwers-especially tn
roses, are charming. All tie tlees al
planted, even the forests are not TIL
spontaneous growth, like ours, hut plan
ted and tended as carefully as we pla
add cultivate oar grain crops.
In tile SwedeHborg, and in Garden de
Plantes are two fine Cejars OF Lebanon
over two hundred yeaIs old, aud whic
are the kings OF the trees.
But ia size they are unequal TO man
of our wild oaks and pines.
There IS no flower bearing tree l
Europe comparable with our Tulip-poI
lar for maj jasty and beauty.
But for flowers they are long way /
advance OF us. Our hot, dry climat
gives short life to flowers which her
bloom through nearly the whole seasor
J The roses especially are beautiful all
durable. The best French roses "
have seen In our own Country are bu
sorry representatives of their ancestor
here.
, The French water their CROWN
plaats almost daily, aud have the mo-
complete arrangements for the purpos
Every spear OF grass, every tree al
flower receives u daily bath whenev'
the rain does not obviate the necessit
The Consequence is that all Is greeanes
vigor and brilliancy Of color in the tire,
and flowers and perfection In the fruit.
The Latest swtndle.