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cuperative power; for, scorched, blackened, 

 and encrusted with soot and dirt as the 

 foliage may appear at the end of the Summer, 

 the following Spring it again puts forth a 

 garb of the freshest and healthiest greenery. 

 As an ornamental tree for the town square or 

 garden it has few rivals, the remarkable four- 

 lobed, truncate leaves, and tulip-like flowers 

 placing the Liriodendron in the first rank of 

 desirable garden and lawn trees. Large, 

 well-furnished examples of the Liriodendron 

 may be seen in several parts of the metro- 

 polis, but it is not well known and con- 

 sequently planted but sparingly. 



Several species of PYRUS are well adapted 

 for planting throughout London, the best be- 

 ing P. Aria (the Beam Tree), P. Aucuparia 

 (the Mountain Ash), P. lobata, and P. 

 domestic a. All may be seen in several of 

 our gardens and squares, where they succeed 

 well and are evidently long-lived. 



THE COMMON LIME TREE' may be found 

 generally distributed over London, but it is 

 not to be recommended for the most smoky 



