PARK TREES 131 



Gates are many rare and uncommon trees. The 

 Glastonbury Thorn is the finest in London a much 

 handsomer tree than that at Clissold Park being 

 upright of growth and symmetrical of shape. It is 

 30 feet high, and the stem girths 3 feet 4 inches at a 

 yard from the ground, with a branch spread of 27 feet. 

 The Turkey Oaks are exceptionally fine, many being 

 of normal size and perfectly healthy, other species 

 being the large-leaved Red Oak (Quercus rubra), a 

 handsome and distinct American tree. Of the Flower- 

 ing or Manna Ash there are many large trees, 

 which show by their age and size how well suited 

 this particular species is for town planting. There 

 are healthy specimens of the Deciduous Cypress and 

 Maidenhair Tree or Ginkgo, and a perfect tree of our 

 native Maple (Acer campestre). Several species of 

 Pyrus do well, and have attained to a large size, while 

 the Evergreen Oak and an unusually large Euonymus 

 are conspicuous by the path-side. Of weeping trees 

 there are good examples of the Elm and Beech, also 

 cut-leaved forms of the latter. The Ailanthus has 

 attained to a large size, and is particularly attractive 

 on account of its pinnate, deep-green foliage. By 

 the Serpentine the Weeping Willow is conspicuous, 

 while Hollies, both the common and variegated, thrive 

 remarkably well, and have attained in some cases to 

 quite tree-like dimensions. The Deciduous Cypress 

 is 70 feet high, with a clean, straight trunk, and both 

 the Birch and Thorns look healthy and happy. 



Regent's Park. Though the collection of uncom- 

 mon trees is small for a Royal park, the grounds can 

 boast of by far the largest and healthiest specimens 

 of thePaulownia, Sea Buckthorn, Tree Cotoneaster, and 

 Stag's Horn Sumachs that can be found anywhere in 



