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deliciously fragrant. Good examples of the 

 Balsam Poplar may be seen by the Com- 

 mercial Road, in Soho Square, and in many 

 other parts of London. 



THE INDIAN BEAN (Catalpabignonioides). 

 For various reasons this fast-growing tree 

 is to be recommended for planting in smoky 

 localities. It grows with vigour in many 

 smoky centres, as in the Middle Temple 

 Gardens, near the Houses of Parliament, in 

 Manchester Square, and at Chiswick and 

 Camdeh Town, is a tree of handsome pro- 

 portions, and when fully established, flowers 

 freely. The violet-white of the petals of the 

 flowers is well set off by the purple and 

 yellow of the throat. A valuable trait in the 

 character of the Indian Bean is that, should 

 accident befall it, and the stem get injured, 

 numerous strong suckers are produced, which, 

 as they grow with great rapidity, soon take the 

 place of the original. Few soils come amiss 

 to it. 



Amongst remarkable trees of this kind in 

 London is that known as BACON'S CATALPA. 



