174 LONDON TREES 



There is also a Weeping Ash, 36 feet spread of branches, 

 a healthy young Ailanthus, and other commoner 

 kinds. 



Bank of England. Few visitors to the Bank 

 of England are aware that it contains a delightful 

 old-world garden and one of the largest Lime trees 

 in the Metropolis. This tree, though of no unusual 

 height, is remarkable for the size of stem, and 

 covers a large area of ground with its far-spread- 

 ing limbs. It is fully 60 feet in height, the 

 branch spread extending to 70 feet, while the 

 huge trunk girths 6 feet 2| inches at a yard 

 from the ground and 6 feet ij inches at 5 feet 

 up. This tree, though said to have been planted 

 in 1790, and spoken of in 1855 as the largest of 

 its kind in London, is, judging from present size 

 and rate of growth of the Lime under normal con- 

 ditions, probably fifty years older, though it is 

 wanting from an engraving of the place dated 

 1790. It may be well to remember, however, that 

 this Lime tree is growing on the site of an old 

 City churchyard. But whatever its age, this tree 

 is certainly one of the largest and healthiest of its 

 kind in the Metropolis. 



At the request of the writer, this Lime tree was 

 pruned and fresh soil substituted for the worn out 

 during the autumn of 1919. 



Charlton Park. The trees here are magnificent, 

 especially the Spanish Chestnut and Lime. There is 

 an avenue of fine old Elms on the east and another of 

 Horse Chestnuts by the west drive to the house, while 

 a pleasant walk overshadowed by Yew trees stretches 

 across another part of the grounds. Growing on the 

 lawn is an immense Horse Chestnut ; the branches, 



