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pact growth. Being quite hardy, of moderate 

 size, and deliciously fragrant, the Balsam 

 Poplar is particularly suitable for planting 

 in the town garden or square, and healthy, 

 thriving examples may be seen at many points 

 along the Commercial Road and other parts 

 of the East End; while at Lambeth, Strat- 

 ford, and in several of our more fashionable 

 City squares it would seem to do well. Pro- 

 bably a drawback is the sticky leaves and 

 buds, which are apt to collect dust. 



THE AILANTHUS (A. glandulosd) is 

 another tree that is very widely planted 

 throughout London, where it succeeds in a 

 truly praiseworthy manner. In almost every 

 district one meets with specimens of this tree, 

 and, even in the chemically impure atmo- 

 sphere of Lambeth and in close and confined 

 areas where it is smothered with dust and soot 

 and often exposed to excessive heat in 

 Summer, the Ailanthus appears in all its 

 glory and produces its ample bright green 

 foliage in abundance. This tree should cer- 

 tainly be placed third on the list of such as 



