TREES IN PRIVATE GARDENS 165 



of ground at Piccadilly a Peach tree in full bearing 

 that she had raised from a * stone ' brought from 

 Cannes ; while not far distant is growing a seedling 

 from a famous Oak tree at the Dukeries. The man 

 who chose Kcelreuteria paniculata and the Zelkowa 

 from a nursery list to plant in his garden, 9 feet by 6, 

 at Hampstead probably knew as much of botany 

 as the old lady in Holloway who planted a cutting 

 upside down in order to produce a weeping tree. 

 The fair-sized Maidenhair Tree that stands in front 

 of a girls' school in the Commercial Road, where there 

 is only a patch of ground a couple of yards in width 

 between the wall and street, is another puzzle to ac- 

 count for, as are the Hazels at the Asiatic Home and big 

 Holly and Fig tree in a continuation of the same road. 

 But many of such examples are to be noted in both 

 urban and suburban districts of the great Metropolis. 

 The Bird Cherry is frequently found growing in old 

 and disused grounds, probably from self-sown seed, 

 and in quite a number of small gardens the Mountain 

 Ash or Rowan and its near ally the White Beam tree 

 are growing freely. Amongst the larger gardens and 

 grounds, where a variety of less common trees may 

 be seen, are Holland Park, Ham House, Holly Lodge, 

 Lambeth and Fulham Palaces, and in the Chelsea 

 Physic Garden. 



Buckingham Palace Garden contains a rare collec- 

 tion of interesting trees, some of which have been 

 planted by Royalty and other distinguished persons. 

 The two Planes planted 72 years ago by the late Prince 

 Consort show well the rate of growth of this tree in 

 London. Of particular interest is one of the Mulberry 

 trees said to have been introduced by James I. 

 The Catalpas are very good and the Arbutus are 



