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London, as at Amen and Dean's Court, St. 

 Paul's, in Wood Street, Cheapside, in Star 

 Yard by the Law Courts, and in the Court 

 of Stationers' Hall, Ludgate Hill, in all of 

 which places this stateliest of our forest trees 

 has scarcely room for branch development 

 owing to the proximity of the adjoining build- 

 ings. For all this the Plane stands out con- 

 spicuous, for, by some special happy con- 

 stitution in its nature, it not only thrives in 

 the most confined and smoky localities, but, 

 judging from its healthy, vigorous growth it 

 absolutely appears to enjoy combating with 

 the destructive influences that associate them- 

 selves with our larger centres of industry. 



POPLARS. Perhaps next to the Plane the 

 trees that are found in greatest numbers 

 throughout London are several species of 

 Poplar, notably the Black Italian, the Lom- 

 bardy, and the Balsam. Go where one will 

 throughout the metropolis both in urban 

 and suburban districts, even in the most 

 smoky parts good examples of all these 

 species are to be found. The Black Italian 



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