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is particularly fine, the huge trunk girthing 10 feet 

 6 inches and 9 feet 3 inches at 3 feet and 5 feet re- 

 spectively, the branches covering a spread of 60 feet. 

 It is said to be 180 years old. It has been well cared 

 for, a big, heavy branch being propped in order to 

 prevent its falling away from the main stem. Nowhere 

 in London can a larger Judas Tree be seen than in 

 these grounds, it being 40 feet in height, the well- 

 formed trunk girthing 7 feet 1 1 inches at a yard from 

 ground- level. There are also two very fine Mulberry 

 trees and a huge specimen of the False Acacia, as 

 well as Celtis occidentalis and Zelkova crenata. Ptelea 

 trifoliata has also attained to a large size in these 

 grounds. 



Sir Alma Tadema's Garden. There are many 

 beautiful trees in the grounds attached to the house 

 in Grove End Road that was for many years the 

 residence of this distinguished artist. The Evergreen 

 Oak predominates, as at the entrance gate about a 

 dozen overhang the marble fountain, while on the 

 lawn is a perfectly developed specimen with a wide 

 spread of healthy branches and a stem about 18 inches 

 through. 



Hollies, both green and variegated, grow wonder- 

 fully well, several shapely, healthy trees being fully 

 25 feet in height, and perfect cones of shining foliage. 

 There is a nice young Mulberry tree, a big double- 

 flowered Peach, and a Magnolia of fair dimensions. 



A very fine Huntingdon Willow grows by the top 

 of the grounds, the far-spreading branches having a 

 decidedly weeping habit. It is a beautiful garden, 

 with the most artistic pergolas and well-kept grounds 

 and trees that have been laid out entirely regardless of 

 expense. 



