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the London area. The Paulownia, which has a spread 

 of 36 feet and a stem girth of 5 feet 10 inches at 

 3 feet up, is growing on a mound in the flower garden, 

 the Buckthorn and Cotoneaster not far away in the 

 same grounds, while a clump of the Sumach attracts 

 the attention of visitors when passing along the northern 

 side of the park. In the flower garden are two remark- 

 ably fine specimens of the Elm, the branches of which 

 sweep the greensward for a space of 84 feet, the largest 

 stem girthing 12 feet at a yard from the ground. 

 These are by far the best furnished and most pic- 

 turesque Elm trees in London. By the lake-side the 

 Cornelian Cherry has attained to quite tree size and 

 flowers profusely, several huge specimens of the 

 Weeping Willow ornamenting the water margin not far 

 off. Pyrus of several kinds, but particularly the White 

 Beam tree and the beautiful Willow-leaved variety, 

 occur in some plenty in various parts of the park, 

 especially by the Broad Walk and Outer Circle Road. 

 By the canal side are many huge Beeches, Elms, 

 Ash, and Poplar, also large specimens of the Hornbeam, 

 while on Primrose Hill, by the waterworks, is a row, 

 some two dozen in number, of the beautiful and 

 distinct Walnut-leaved Ash, which is a capital town 

 tree and thrives amazingly even on stiff, unkindly 

 soils. In the private gardens attached to the park, 

 particularly in front of Chester and Cumberland 

 Terraces, are many uncommon trees, such as the 

 smaller-growing Maples, Laburnums of large size, 

 Acacia, Ailanthus, and quite a number of unusually 

 large trees of the Pyrus family, which succeed so well 

 in every part of the Metropolis. Weeping Elms and 

 Ash of quite unusual dimensions may also be seen in 

 these terrace gardens, and the same may be said of the 



