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in the East, and in all the Northern districts, 

 the Mulberry may be seen in a flourishing 

 condition, many specimens having attained 

 to a large size and good old age. By the 

 side of Camden Road, and where exposed to 

 the constant dust and smoke of the adjoining 

 railway, a fine example of the Mulberry may 

 be seen, as also at Stratford and Bermondsey. 

 There are large examples, too, of the Mulberry 

 in Elm Park Gardens and other parts pf 

 Chelsea and Kensington, as also in the gar- 

 dens attached to the Tower of London. 

 Other remarkable Mulberries are those in 

 Finsbury Circus Gardens and at Westminster, 

 the latter situated behind a brick wall at the 

 bend of Great Smith Street, between the 

 buildings of the Church House and the office 

 of the Westminster Coroner, and nearly oppo- 

 site the free public library. 'It has been this 

 season in full foliage and most prolific in ber- 

 ries, a fact that passers-by can vouch for by 

 looking at the pavement, which is stained for 

 many feet by the falling berries. The age 

 claimed for this tree is a very great one, 



