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young plants quickly appear, and being of strong 

 growth soon form stout, bushy specimens. Self- 

 sown seedlings have occasionally been found near 

 old trees. 



Cherry 



(Cerasus Avium) 



EXPERIMENTS that have been conducted by 

 the Metropolitan Public Gardens Association 

 point out that ' amongst flowering trees most adapt- 

 able for our streets and climate, several members 

 of the Cherry family are to be recommended/ 



The Gean or Wild Cherry (C. Avium) thrives well 

 in various parts of London, where it flowers and fruits 

 freely. A favourite, medium-sized tree, and one that 

 lends itself readily to cultivation. As an ornamental 

 tree it is valuable either during summer, when laden 

 with its pure- white flowers, or again in autumn, when 

 myriads of the jet-black, shining fruit hang in clusters 

 from its branches. The double -flowering form has 

 attained to quite tree size in Battersea Park. 



The Bird Cherry (C. Padus) has long been known 

 as a valuable small-growing tree for planting in smoky 

 localities, and specimens in various parts of London 

 prove how well suited it is for doing battle with the 

 impurities of the atmosphere. As an ornamental tree, 

 with its axillary racemes of pure- white flowers and the 

 neatest of doubly serrated leaves, the Bird Cherry or 

 Hagberry is one of the most cherished of spring-flower- 

 ing subjects. There are many places in the Metropolis 

 where the Bird Cherry may be seen in a flourishing 

 condition, as in the central parks, by the Tower of 



