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healthier than most others in London. A. Andrachne, 

 though it has suffered from storms, is a good specimen 

 in which the beautiful cinnamon-tinted bark is well 

 shown off. Several species of Pyrus and Crataegus 

 have attained to a large size, also the Evergreen Oak, 

 Manna or Flowering Ash, and Horse Chestnut. 



Lambeth Palace grounds contain some very old 

 and decrepit Elm trees and a number of young fast- 

 growing Ailanthus. The trio of Catalpas are goodly 

 sized specimens, the largest with its far-spreading 

 branches being a good example of its kind, the 

 stem girthing 5 feet 7 inches at three feet up. In 

 the stems are several flaws and diseased holes that 

 require filling and other attention. Most attractive, 

 however, in these grounds are the historic Fig trees, 

 or rather off-shoots from the parent plants, which 

 were supposed to have been planted by Cardinal 

 Pole during his sojourn as Archbishop at Lambeth. 

 There are now five trees, which average 30 feet in 

 height, one of the largest stems girthing 2 feet 9 inches 

 near ground- level. 



Fulham Palace. The grounds at Fulham Palace 

 are rich in rare and curious trees, some of which are 

 probably the finest in London. Fortunately, from 

 an arboricultural point of view, amongst the Bishops 

 of London several Compton, Grindal, Porteus, 

 Howley, and Blomfield were well-known gardeners 

 of their day. The Elm avenue was planted at the 

 instigation of Compton, also the Honey Locust ; the 

 famous Cedars, now trees of the past, by Porteus ; 

 Blomfield planted the Ailanthus, which is now one of 

 the largest in London, girthing as it does io| feet at 

 a yard from the ground. John Evelyn, who published 

 the ' Sylva,' often paid a visit to Fulham, and some of 



