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effects of an impure town atmosphere. Being 

 of not too rampant growth and an excellent 

 bower tree, this Weeping Ash has been 

 largely planted in the squares and gardens of 

 London, while its graceful weeping habit has 

 made it a favourite tree for the graveyard 

 or cemetery. 



All the ACACIAS (Robinia) are to be re- 

 commended for town planting, and may be 

 found everywhere throughout the metropolis. 

 Even during unusually dry and hot seasons 

 when the whole of the ordinary vegetation is 

 burnt up the Lime and Elm looking seared 

 and sickly and premature leaf shedding going 

 on around us the Acacia stands nobly out 

 in all its freshness of leaf and branch, and, 

 if anything, blooms all the more freely for 

 the scorching and want of moisture to which 

 it has been subjected. The Common or 

 False Acacia is also rendered of particular 

 value for town planting, owing to its retain- 

 ing its rich verdure till well on in Autumn, 

 while it is by no means difficult to satisfy in 

 the matter of soil desirable qualities in a 



