186 TOWN PLANTING 



London tree. Good examples of the Acacia 

 may be found in almost every part of Lon- 

 don, even in the most smoky and confined 

 as at the Royal Mint, at Lambeth, and 

 in most of our squares and gardens. For 

 confined positions the variety INERMIS is to 

 be recommended, being a small-growing, 

 round-headed variety with the brightest of 

 pea-green foliage. It is usually seen as a 

 standard from 10 to 12 ft. high, and is not 

 uncommon in many parts of London, par- 

 ticularly suburban districts. 



THE MULBERRY (Moras nlgra) can lay 

 claim to being one of the best trees for plant- 

 ing in London, and numerous fine old speci- 

 mens, many a century old, are to be seen 

 scattered over the metropolis. Even where 

 the atmosphere is chemically impure, as at 

 Lambeth, the Mulberry has attained to a 

 large size, and, judging from its healthy, 

 well-developed foliage, would almost appear 

 to revel where smoke and dust are the order 

 of the day. In many of our public squares 

 in the West End, and Shoreditch and Poplar 



