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parks, while at Chelsea, Poplar, and Lambeth it has 

 also grown well and established its reputation for 

 town planting. For the more smoky and confined 

 areas it is not, however, to be recommended, though 

 even in the East End its struggle for existence indi- 

 cates that its constitution is particularly robust. By 

 far the largest Turkey Oak in London is in Ruskin 

 Park. This is a huge and well-developed specimen, 

 the stem of which girths 12 J feet at a yard high, the 

 far-spreading branches covering a space fully 100 feet 

 in diameter. It is in perfect health. 



Hybrid forms between the Turkey and Evergreen 

 Oak would appear to be well suited for town planting, 

 especially in London, where they succeed admirably 

 in almost every position. 



The Fulham Oak (Q. Cerris Fulhamensis) and the 

 Lucombe Oak (Q. Lucombeana) are both excellent trees 

 for planting in London, where many specimens of 

 70 feet in height and upwards are to be seen. Except 

 in habit, the Fulham Oak can scarcely be detected 

 from the Lucombe variety, the leaves being identical in 

 shape, form, and texture. Both trees are remarkable 

 for the thick, corky bark and semi-evergreen foliage ; 

 the Fulham tree is branching and round-headed, 

 while the Lucombe is conical and spiry-topped. 

 The Lucombe Oak was raised by a Mr. Lucombe, 

 nurseryman, of Exeter, about 1762 ; and the original 

 of the Fulham tree, which is supposed to be a hybrid 

 between the Turkey Oak and the Cork tree, grew 

 in the Fulham nursery. Both are excellent town 

 trees and have attained to large dimensions in many 

 parts of London. At St. Katharine's, Regent's Park, 

 a specimen of the Fulham Oak is 80 feet high, 

 with a stem girthing 7! feet. In the grounds at 



