THE BEST TREES TO PLANT 65 



This fine old tree, which is said to have been 

 planted by Bacon, is growing near the centre 

 of Gray's Inn Gardens. It is of unusual 

 appearance owing to having been partially 

 uprooted many years ago. The stem, which 

 is about 1 8 in. in diameter, rests on the 

 ground for about 9 ft. of its length, and has, 

 fortunately, been well preserved by filling up 

 the hollow portions with cement, while the 

 far-spreading heavy branches have been sup- 

 ported by props and thus prevented from 

 breaking away from the main stem. Though 

 there are many dead and dying branches on 

 the tree, yet its general health is good, and, 

 should no accident befall it, it will live for 

 many years to perpetuate the memory of the 

 great writer. It produced flowers freely in 

 1909. Perhaps it may be of interest to state 

 that the Gray's Inn Gardens were laid out 

 under the direction of Bacon towards the 

 close of the sixteenth century. 



THE FALSE ACACIA (Robinia Pseud- 

 acacia). Probably no other tree can compare 

 with the False Acacia for withstanding the 



