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to a height of fully 60 ft., and are healthy 

 and well developed. 



IN STAR YARD, by the Law Courts, there 

 is a large and well developed Plane tree, 

 which is growing in so cramped a position 

 that it has hardly room for perfect develop- 

 ment of either root or branch. In Amen 

 Court there is also a large Plane tree growing 

 contiguous to lofty buildings. Taking every- 

 thing into consideration, I doubt whether any 

 other forest tree is of equal value with the 

 Plane for town planting. 



THE AILANTHUS or TREE OF HEAVEN 

 (Ailanthas glandulosa) flourishes in many a 

 London street; indeed, next to the Plane, it 

 is, perhaps, the most commonly cultivated 

 tree both in urban and suburban districts of 

 the metropolis. By reason of its rich green, 

 spreading foliage, the Ailanthus is a great 

 favourite, the leaves in many cases reaching 

 to a length of fully 2 ft. This tree has been 

 planted largely in many Continental cities. 

 In some of the most smoke-infested parts of 

 London, as in the Lambeth Borough Recre- 



