TOWN PLANTING. 



dust, the ivy climbs the houses to a height of 60 ft., and sur- 

 prises one by its fresh appearance in such localities. 



The Evergreen, or Trumpet, Honeysuckle (Lonicera 

 sempervirens) is another shrub of great merit for town 

 planting, as it thrives well in confined spaces, and where the 

 atmosphere is very impure. 



Crataegus Pyracantha is a most valuable wall shrub for the 

 town garden. It is of free growth, stands smoke well, and 

 is one of the handsomest berry-bearing plants in cultivation. 



Jasminum nudiflorum needs little description, as it is one 

 of our handsomest wall-plants. For smoky districts it is 

 invaluable, blooming freely when flowers are scarce, and 

 seeming to heed but little the impurities of a town atmos- 

 phere. 



The Vine (Vitis vinifera) must not be omitted from our 

 list, it being an excellent plant for withstanding soot, smoke, 

 dust, and heat. 



Coniferous Trees. 



Few of these, if any, succeed in a satisfactory way, when 

 constantly subjected to the impurities of a town atmosphere. 



Where the conditions are at all favourable the Austrian 

 pine (Pinus austriaca), Thuiopsis Dolabrata, Toxodium 

 distichum, and Cupressus Lawsonii do fairly well, but they 

 are not to be recommended for general town planting. 



Retinospora plumosa aurea has stood for seven years in 

 one of the most smoky districts of Glasgow, and at present 

 looks almost as well as it did when brought from the country. 



For convenience we have arranged the following list in an 

 alphabetical manner, so that any one can see at once the 

 kinds which are best suited for withstanding the deleterious 

 effects of an impure atmosphere. 



Town Trees. 



Acer macrophyllum 



Acer Pseudo-platanus 



Acer Pseudo-platanus variegata 



JEeculus Hippocastanum 



Ailantus gland ulosa 



Alnus cordifolia 



Betula alba 



Carpinus betulus 



Catalpa bignonioides 



Cerasus Padus 

 Crataegus oxyacantha 

 Crataegus oxyacantha fl. pi. 

 Crataegus tanacetifolia 

 Fraxinus excelsior pendula 

 Gleditschia triacanthos 

 Ilex aquifolium 

 Ilex Balearica 

 Ilex Hotlgonsii 



