TREES IN PRIVATE GARDENS 173 



St. Katharine's, Regent's Park. There are several 

 rare and interesting trees in these grounds, chief of 

 which is a giant specimen of the Fulham Oak, with a 

 trunk girth of y| feet at a yard up and a total height 

 of 80 feet. The bark is remarkably thick and cork- 

 like. The Scarlet Oak and Tulip Tree are well repre- 

 sented in specimens some 40 feet in height ; while the 

 Eastern Thuya cannot be seen in better condition in 

 any part of the Metropolis than at St. Katharine's, 

 several specimens being 40 feet high, bushy and 

 healthy. 



There is a well-rounded tree of the Manna Ash, 

 which flowers and produces fruit freely. The Ever- 

 green Hawthorn and also the Large-fruited are thriving 

 well, the latter being a rare and interesting London 

 tree. But most trees seem to thrive in the heavy soil 

 of this garden, the Cornish Elm being 70 feet high, 

 the Common Birch 40 feet good for a London garden 

 and the Evergreen Oak, Turkey Oak, several species 

 of Pyrus, and Common Holly. 



Mildmay Park Conference Hall Gardens. Here is 

 one of the largest and by far the healthiest and farthest 

 spreading of London Mulberry trees. It is of giant 

 proportions, the stem girthing, at 3 feet and 5 feet from 

 ground- level, 6 feet 4 inches and 6 feet 8 inches 

 respectively, the branch spread being 60 feet and 

 the height 30 feet. 



Two other trees of the same kind are of smaller 

 growth, the stem of the larger girthing 4 feet 10 inches 

 at a yard up. There is a fine Pear tree here, the clean 

 stem girthing 6 feet 3 inches at a yard from ground- 

 level. The square is surrounded by a line of Planes, 

 while some nice healthy White Poplars occupy a 

 conspicuous spot near the street side of the gardens. 



