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best. Here the Plane has attained to a large size, 

 some of the trees of this kind being upwards of 70 feet 

 high. The Acacias too are of unusual dimensions, 

 but show signs of giving way, as also do the Lebanon 

 Cedars, these trees being of considerable age and 

 suffering from atmospheric conditions. 



Both the Lime and Horse Chestnut are growing 

 freely, and a comparatively large Catalpa shows how 

 well this tree is suited for withstanding the smoke 

 and dust of that part of the Metropolis. 



Colder' s Hill Park contains some of the largest and 

 healthiest of London trees. The Oaks are magnificent, 

 which also applies to almost every other of our com- 

 monly cultivated forest trees, such as the Ash, Beech, 

 Chestnut, both Horse and Spanish, and Sycamore. 

 Even coniferous trees thrive well on the high-lying 

 district, the Scotch Pine looking fresh and happy 

 after nearly a century. Fruit trees in the spring 

 months are quite a feature of this beautiful park, and 

 the Quince is of large size. The Tulip Tree (Lirio- 

 dendron tulipiferd) is the largest in London, being 

 70 feet high and with a huge bole that girths 10 feet 

 3 inches at a yard from the ground, while the branch 

 spread is 48 feet. It is in good health and flowers 

 freely. Nowhere have we seen a larger specimen of the 

 White Beam (Pyrus Aria) than that in these grounds, 

 the stem of which girths 6 feet 3 inches at a yard up. 

 Pyrus Mains floribunda also thrives well, and two 

 goodly specimens occupy prominent positions on the 

 lawn. Another rare and interesting tree is Ptelea 

 trifoliata ; while a specimen of the Judas Tree (Cercis 

 Siliquastrum) is fully 20 feet high and flowers freely, 

 which may also be said of the Quince and Pink-flowered 

 and Cockspur Thorns, the latter 6 feet in circumference 



