CHAPTER VII 

 THE BEST TREES TO PLANT 



THE LONDON PLANE (Platanus orientalis 

 ace r if olia) stands first in the category of 

 select town trees, as it grows vigorously, and 

 is well adapted for withstanding smoke and 

 other impurities in the atmosphere. Repeated 

 experiments have clearly proved that in Lon- 

 don this tree flourishes better than any other, 

 and a visit to the parks, public squares, or 

 the Thames Embankment will substantiate 

 the statement. There is a fine old tree at 

 Cheapside, and an equally beautiful specimen, 

 which has hardly room for perfect develop- 

 ment, in the Court of Stationers' Hall, Lud- 

 gate Hill. Other notable specimens exist in 

 Staple Court, High Holborn, and in Dean's 



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