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have required to leave their abode owing, it is 

 thought, to the presence of Plane trees 

 around the buildings, is at present being in- 

 quired into. Not only do the seeds give 

 off the spiculae that so irritate the throat and 

 eyes, but it is pretty evident from recent ob- 

 servations that the minute hairs given off by 

 the pubescent leaves at an early stage of their 

 grov/th are likewise dangerous to health. 



Amongst Plane trees growing in very con- 

 fined positions, the following may be men- 

 tioned :- 



THE WOOD STREET PLANE TREE. This 

 famous tree, which stands at the left-hand 

 entrance to Wood Street from Cheapside, 

 marks the site of St. Peter in Chepe, a church 

 which was destroyed by the Great Fire 

 (1666). The terms of the leases of the 

 houses at the west-end corner are said to 

 forbid the erection of another storey or the 

 removal of the tree. This tree is in a 

 healthy condition, as is evidenced by the 

 growths which have been made since it was 

 pollarded about three years ago. It is grati- 



