1 62 LONDON TREES 



Elms, with Planes along one side, the other being 

 mainly composed of Elm, Sycamore, Thorn, Ailanthus 

 and Lime. The Thorn trees are particularly fine and 

 healthy, some being 30 to 40 feet high, with stout, 

 well-developed stems and wide heads of branches. 

 The Weeping Ash in the centre of the grounds is quite 

 a feature. Near by, at Byng Place, by the Catholic 

 Apostolic Church, is a row of healthy, far-spreading 

 Fig trees, which are used as standards and have quite 

 a distinct appearance. 



Duke Street Garden. This is an innovation upon 

 the general run of gardens, in that the Plane trees 

 are planted in tubs and have succeeded well for about 

 sixteen years, though the premature seed- bearing 

 points out that their lifetime will be short. Raised 

 about 10 feet above the level of the street, this roof- 

 top garden, in which are sixteen Planes and an equal 

 number of clipped Privets, is unique in its way, and 

 shows what can be done by dint of perseverance 

 under the most adverse conditions. The trees are 

 about 14 feet high, and annually receive a beheading 

 and trimming to keep growth in bounds, the tubs 

 being circular and about 6 feet in diameter. 



Whitfield Gardens. These gardens, the entrance 

 to which is from Tottenham Court Road, contain 

 some well-grown trees that, considering the confined 

 situation and dusty locality, are healthy and vigorous. 

 The Thorns are particularly good, especially the large- 

 leaved variety that is growing by the gate leading to 

 Whitfield Street, the common species also thriving 

 nicely. There is a good Silver-leaved Lime and a Plane 

 tree, as also a Wild Cherry, several Laburnums, and a 

 Birch that, taking into account the locality, are all in a 

 healthy and thriving condition. 



