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Show I Trees of French Cities. One of the chief beauties of the larger French cities, and second only in their edifice and monuments, are the trees. The almost interminable vistas of chestnuts and acacias stretching along the broad and well paved avenues as far as the eye can i reach, their bending branches almost . touching one another in an endless arch of verdure, form not only a de-; de-; lightful perspective for the eye. but serve to add beauty to cities already ' beautiful, and grace and symmetry to whatever might be harsh and forbid-I forbid-I ding. This, however, is not the re- suit of nature's handiwork alone, for I science and art lirve lent their aid. j The planting, as we!! as the uiainie-; uiainie-; nance, of the trees in French cities is i an item of-no little importance in the I annual budget prepared by the muni- j l cipal council, which does not look ' l upon the preservation as of iess con- sequence than the repairing of the ! roadways or the lighting of the ctreets. I |