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some of which have become rooted, cover a large 

 area of ground. Amongst the less common trees are 

 two giant specimens of the Mulberry, which tradition 

 says were the first introduced to England, and judging 

 from their size and general appearance, the statement 

 may well be correct. The largest girths 8 feet 7 inches 

 at a yard from the ground. By far the finest Judas 

 Tree that has come to our notice is growing here. 

 The stem girths 4 feet 9 inches at a yard from the 

 ground, the branch spread being 30 feet in diameter. 

 Although semi-procumbent, propped and wired, this 

 tree is in perfect health and produces flowers in 

 abundance. Another rare tree of unusual size is the 

 Liriodendron or Tulip Tree, which was most probably 

 planted at the instigation of Evelyn, whose liking for 

 this species is well known. Though the top is dead, 

 the lower half looks green and flourishing and was 

 flowering freely. The ponderous stem girths 9 feet 

 at a yard from the ground-level, but is, unfortunately, 

 showing signs of decay. There are many other 

 interesting and rare trees growing in this fifteenth- 

 century park. 



The Hill y Hampstead Heath, owned by Lord 

 Leverhulme, contains some beautiful specimens of 

 the Beech, Elm, and Spanish Chestnut. The Beech 

 trees, which occupy prominent positions on the lawn, 

 are of gigantic proportions, one that was felled recently 

 being 5 feet in diameter of stem. Some of the remain- 

 ing trees of the same kind are 12 feet and 10 feet in 

 girth of stem at a yard from the ground. The stems 

 of all the Beeches are remarkably clean and cylindrical, 

 and the branch spread quite in proportion to the 

 height. A solitary Scotch Pine also occupies a position 

 beside one of the Beech trees, where evidently it was 



