PREFACE 



THE reasons for writing this book are : 

 (i) No book of a similar kind has been 

 published. 



(2) Many enquiries regarding the history and 

 management of London trees suggest that such a 

 work will be useful ; and 



(3) The author's experience of tree life in London, 

 which has extended over a period of twenty-five 

 years, will, it is hoped, be helpful to others who are 

 similarly interested. 



This book has no pretensions to contain a com- 

 plete list of trees growing in London, but rather is a 

 brief account of such kinds as the author has thought 

 worthy of note during the quarter of a century with 

 which he has been connected with some of the 

 Royal parks and gardens of the Metropolis. 



To Mr. F. W. Parker, of the Parks Department, 

 London County Council, I am indebted for valuable 

 information and some of the photos. 



