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10 inches at a yard up, and the Nettle Tree or Hack- 

 berry (Celtis occidentalis), 25 feet high, with a branch 

 spread of 30 feet and a stem girth of 3 feet. Zelkova 

 acuminata has attained to 40 feet in height, with a 

 spread of 30 feet, the stem being 15 inches in diameter. 

 Other rare and interesting species are the Arbutus, 

 with a branch spread of 30 feet, several nice specimens 

 of the Judas Tree, Cotoneaster frigida in abundance, 

 while the somewhat rare and beautiful Willow-leaved 

 Pyrus (P. salicifolid) enlivens the shrubberies at many 

 points with its masses of silvery-grey foliage. Of 

 Alnus cor dif olia, which is an excellent town tree for 

 dampish situations, there are many well-grown speci- 

 mens 50 feet and upwards in height, especially such 

 as are used for standards and have been given room 

 for branch development. Hollies thrive particularly 

 well, many symmetrical specimens being over 20 feet 

 in height, while in Thorns the collection is rich, the 

 beautiful Tansy-leaved species (Cratcegus tanacetifolia) 

 being well represented. In no other London park 

 has the Tamarisk attained to such huge proportions 

 as at Battersea, where some of the specimens girth 

 2 feet 5 inches at a yard up and exceed 20 feet in 

 height. One clump by the lake-side contains half a 

 dozen such trees. The Laburnums are exceptionally 

 fine, many being of quite tree size, while the Yew, 

 which is rarely seen in good condition in the Metropolis, 

 looks healthy and happy at Battersea. 



There are many gigantic Poplars, well-grown 

 specimens of several of the rarer Ash trees, including 

 the distinct and beautiful Golden variety, Acer dasy- 

 carpum, in abundance, some 60 feet high, and a couple 

 of fair specimens of the Deciduous Cypress. Weeping 

 trees are well represented, those of the Grey Poplar 



