So LONDON TREES 



In most of the parks and several of the private 

 and other gardens in London, the Deciduous Cypress 

 shows by its growth and size that it is suitable for 

 town planting. 



One at Dulwich College, 80 feet high, 8 feet girth of 

 stem at 3 feet, produced a number of cones in 1918. 



Eastern Arborvitae 



(Thuya orientalis) 



AMONGST coniferous trees we have found this 

 species more generally represented in London 

 than any other, and though in the more smoky parts 

 it can hardly be classed as ornamental, yet in less 

 confined sites, as at St. John's Wood and in most of 

 the public parks, trees of 30 feet in height and upwards 

 are to be seen. By the Commercial Road and in 

 other parts of the East End, as also at Chelsea and 

 Fulham, fair sized specimens are growing, which 

 point out that amongst coniferous trees this species 

 is probably the most reliable for contending with the 

 smoke and dust of the Metropolis. There are several 

 well-developed specimens in the grounds at St. 

 Katharine's, Regent's Park, though the largest we have 

 measured is growing by Acacia Road, St. John's 

 Wood. This tree is 35 feet high, the stem girthing 

 5 feet at a yard up, and the branch spread 36 feet. 

 This, the Chinese Arborvitae which rarely exceeds 

 30 feet in height, is usually of columnar habit, and 

 readily distinguished from the American Arborvitae 

 by its dense, tufted habit and brighter green foliage. 

 As before said, it is one of the most reliable conifers 

 for planting in London, and the fact that many sped- 



