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Sheffield, in the old parish churchyard, where 

 for hundreds of yards away not a particle of 

 living vegetation is to be seen. The variety 

 nova is a very superior tree for street plant- 

 ing, it "being far more ornamental and of more 

 rapid growth than the Black Italian Poplar, 

 and equally reliable for retaining a healthy 

 and flourishing condition under the adverse 

 circumstances connected with a town atmo- 

 sphere. How well it succeeds may be seen 

 in the beautiful avenue that was formed of it 

 and the Oriental Plane some years ago at 

 Wimbledon Park. 



THE ABELE POPLAR (Populus alba) grows 

 with great freedom where subjected to smoke 

 and foul air. In the very heart of our largest 

 towns, it may be seen flourishing in a manner 

 that is almost incredible. It is a pretty tree, 

 the distinctly cut, ample leaves, with their 

 cottony under-surface, being at all times, 

 but especially when agitated by the wind, 

 most interesting, and causing the tree to 

 rank amongst the most ornamental of its 

 kind. It is readily propagated, transplants 



