Chap. X.] 



'iUtEES FOR CITIES. 



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Northern Italy ; in the towns of cokl Central France, in the fine 

 old cities in La Belle Touraiue, and in Anjou, whore the Camellia 

 and Azalea grow luxuriantly in the open air ; in the numerous new 

 boulevards of Paris ; under a scorching sun in Naples ; and in many 

 other places, thousands of miles from its native home in North 

 America ; and everywhere it is hy far the noblest city-tree. In no 

 place are there finer individual specimens of it than in London, 

 although receiving no such attention as they do elsewhere. 



P'aiies on J\tris (Ju lyi 



Fairly and roundly developed specimens of the Plane have in 

 summer almost the grace of a weeping-tree. In wunter the 

 branches retain this character, but also present a rugged Gothic 

 picturesqueness, while the pendulous seed-vessels and striking 

 column-like bole add to their beauty in the winter season, when 

 the trees are at rest and safe from smoke. 



It is only a few years since the possibility of growing Planes 

 <>u the Thames Embankment was doubted by many; now we have 



