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of it in the central and other parks, as also in 

 Portman Square and other parts of London. For 

 ornamental planting it is one of the choicest subjects, 

 the neat, compact outline and decided golden tint 

 of the ample foliage rendering it distinct from every 

 other medium- sized tree. 



Catalpa Kcempferi also thrives well in London, 

 one of the largest and oldest being in the Chelsea 

 Physic Garden. This tree has a branch spread of 

 36 feet, the stem being 15 inches in diameter. 



Regarding the value of home-grown timber of the 

 Catalpa, we are able to speak with confidence, having 

 used the wood for various purposes, both in and out of 

 doors, for the past thirty years. Fence posts of this age 

 show no sign of decay, while for railway ties the timber 

 of the Catalpa will far outlive that of the oak. The 

 timber is of average weight, works well under the tools 

 of the carpenter, and the home-grown wood possesses 

 distinct and beautiful graining. 



As a town tree of ornamental appearance the 

 Catalpa is valuable, but not to any appreciable extent 

 for the quantity of timber it produces. 



The Catalpa is propagated from layers or foreign 

 seed. Being somewhat tender in a young state, 

 seedling plants require protection until placed in 

 their permanent positions. 



Cedar of Lebanon 



(Cedrus Libani) 



JUDGING from the size and age to which the 

 Lebanon Cedar has attained in London, the culti- 

 vation of this tree a century and more ago was 



