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green foliage and spikes of pretty rose-pink flowers, 

 which continue for five or six weeks, rendering the 

 Tamarisk one of the most graceful and charming of 

 small-growing trees. It is readily propagated from 

 cuttings. 



Walnut v 



(Juglans regia and J. nigra) 



THOUGH comparatively few specimens of the 

 Walnut are to be found in London, yet the 

 healthy appearance and large size to which both 

 species have attained in the very heart of the 

 Metropolis show that they are suitable for town 

 planting. 



The Common Walnut may be seen of unusually 

 large size at Maida Vale, where some of the trees 

 are 70 feet in height, with stems of corresponding 

 dimensions. There are many Walnuts in the central 

 parks, where they fruit freely. 



Of the Black Walnut the largest tree we have seen 

 is that growing in the grounds of the Physic Garden 

 at Chelsea. This magnificent specimen has a branch 

 spread of 60 feet, the trunk, which rises to 18 feet 

 without a branch, girthing 5 feet 9 inches at a yard 

 from the ground. 



In the grounds at Fulham Palace the Walnut is 

 also well represented, and seems quite healthy where 

 subjected to smoke and chemical fumes, while in 

 Greenwich Park well-developed specimens may also 

 be seen. Fruit is freely produced on some of the 

 trees, and seedlings have been raised in quantity. 



Walnut timber is scarce and valuable, being greatly 

 in request for gun and rifle stocks, choice furniture 



