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by the lake-side being particularly effective, while 

 the Weeping Elms all over the grounds lend character 

 and variety, as also the shapely and well-grown speci- 

 mens of the drooping Ash. 



Victoria Park is well furnished with trees, the 

 avenue by the canal being a shady walk alongside 

 which there is a varied collection of healthy, well- 

 developed specimens. Considering that the grounds 

 which formed this park were at one time principally 

 brick fields and market gardens, and that its situation 

 is in the crowded districts of the East End, tree growth 

 must be considered very satisfactory, the Weeping 

 Ash, Elms, and Willows being all well grown, while 

 various kinds of Thorns, the White Beam tree, and 

 Laburnum show by their healthy growth that they are 

 quite at home in this part of London. 



Amongst the rarer trees are many examples of 

 the Gleditschia triacanthos, Cratcegus tanacetifolia, and 

 other uncommon Thorns, Weeping Elms very fine by 

 the lake-side, Manna Ash, Ailanthus, Mulberry, and 

 Judas Tree. 



Probably the finest specimens in London, cer- 

 tainly the largest number of the Willow-leaved Pyrus 

 are to be found in this park, some of the individual 

 trees being 40 to 50 feet in height, with clean stems 

 that girth up to 4 feet in circumference at a yard from 

 the ground. These are unusually fine specimens, 

 the silvery-white foliage being conspicuous for a long 

 way off. Hollies thrive better here than in most of 

 the London parks, the size to which they have attained 

 and wealth of bright- green foliage betokening perfect 

 health, thanks in a great measure to the gravelly soil. 

 The plantation of Ailanthus and Holly is interesting 

 and novel. 



