Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-06

Christ was made, etc. All of these exotic
trees NAV be found at one point or another
OF the boulevards. These and the rest of
their more homely congeners must be kept
trimmed to height of nine feet above the
sidewalks and the latter must be kept clear
of leaves
The work is in charge of ZIG men, headed
by sub-engineer and two forest inspectors.
at cost of 375. .000f annually. This does
not include the Bois de Boulogne, which
alone entails an annual expense Of 550, ,000f,
half of which goes in salary to the guards,
gardeners and workmen; nor does It COM
prise the Bois de Vincennes, which costs
every year 70,000f There are 81, 400 trees
in the city alone, and as 90, ,000f is spent on
them annually, each tree may be said to
cost the municipality If 05c. year. A
general inspection of the trees in and around
Paris takes place once every twelvemonth
in September, when the inspector, accom-
panied by the head gardener, blazes such Of
them as are old or too sickly. These are re-
placed by sapIings from the city nurseries
before the following spring.
NURSERIES, AND FOUNTAINS.
The Paris nursery grounds are situated in
the Bois de Boulogne. They have a total
superfcies of IL hectares-2H acres each
and are divided into two parts, one in the
plain of Lonchamp, and the other near the
lake of Auteuil. The latter, seven acres
in extent, is sheltered by the Bois itself
from the north and east winds, and, conse-
quently, is in most favorable position for
the cultivation of pines, frs and other con-
ifers. Owing to the able cultivation of the
soil, those trees grow there with remarkable
vigor and possess magnificent foliage. In
order to secure the success ul transplanta-
ton of them, year beforehand trench is
dug around them, leaving in the center
sufficient mass of earth to nourish
them. That ground is then secured by
sort of box nailed together on the spot, with
openings between the boards so as to allow
the new roots to pass through and find their
nourishment outside. The trench is then
filled in again, and the tree can wait year
or two without any danger. The collection
of conifers consists of 224 species and var
ieties, altogether %, 118 in number. The
same ground contains 157 sorts of trees
which shed their leaves, in all $500. In
the islands of the lake the director has
brought together some fine resinous trees,
and others of a deciduous nature, intended
to form a splendid arboreum. The whole
Paris nursery in the Bois de Boulogne
possesses 98 900 trees and shrubs of various
kinds.
Out of the total general quantity of water
supplied daily from various sources in the
French capital, upward of 100, 900 cubic
yards is applied to the cleansing of the pub
lie streets and sewers, and to the supply of
the numerous ornamental fountains in the
various quarters of Paris. It is pity, how
ever, that watering carts are noI more gener-
ally in vogue in tine French capital; they are
not only more expeditions than the old
fashioned hose, but more convenient to those
who enjoy drive without such impedimenta
at the roadside. Pedestrians would also es-
cape the danger of being numerically
sprinkled with combination of dust and
water, as only too frequently occurs on all
the chief thoroughfares of Paris. In the
Champs-Elysees, for come occult reason,
watercart appears on one day, and the hose
people the next. Paris, however, is really
too big to be watered effectually on this an
tediluvian method, and the sooner the more
business-like system is introduced, the better
will it be for the public.
FRANK LESLIE.