TOWN PLANTING 



That certain trees and shrubs succeed best 

 in particular towns is a well known fact, 

 and the smoke-proof London Plane is by no 

 means the best tree for some of the colliery 

 districts; in Sheffield, for instance, its place 

 is largely taken by the Canadian Poplar. In 

 Manchester, the Lime would appear to thrive 

 best, after which the Elder, Thorn, and Plane 

 succeed in the order named. The variegated 

 leaved Sycamore and the Horse Chestnut are 

 favourites where the smoke from collieries is 

 most offensive. But many such cases could 

 be pointed out, and even in the case of bed- 

 ding plants certain species succeed best in 

 particular localities. In the gardens about 

 the Royal Mint, and where exposed to the 

 deleterious fumes from gold-refining works, 

 Fuchsias do remarkably well ; indeed, the 

 dwarf edging variety, Golden Treasure, thrives 

 so well that advantage has been taken of the 

 fact to propagate some of the stock that is 

 annually required for one of the London parks 

 from cuttings taken at the Mint. In the East 

 End of London the Creeping Jenny (Lysi- 



