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Practical Forestry 



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 culti- 

 vation. 



Jasminum nudiflorum needs little description, as 

 it is one of our handsomest wall-plants. For smoky dis- 

 tricts it is invaluable, blooming freely when flowers are 



THE SAVIN, OR JUNIPER, AS A TOWN SHRUB 



scarce, and seeming to heed but little the impurities of a 

 town atmosphere. 



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 





