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this road, and what strikes one most is their healthy 

 condition and, in some cases, the large size to which 

 they have attained. Acacias, both tall and dwarf, do 

 remarkably well, as do the Walnut, various species 

 of Pyrus, the Ailanthus, Ash, Elms of sorts, and the 

 Catalpa and Mulberry, one of the latter being 40 feet 

 high, with a stout, upright stem that girths just 5 feet 

 at a yard from the ground. It is in excellent health, 

 as are several others of smaller size. 



Kensington Palace Road. In the private gardens 

 that adjoin this noble drive are many trees of parti- 

 cular interest, including some of the finest and healthiest 

 Ailanthus that are to be found anywhere in London. 

 The Pavias, too, are numerous and healthy, and during 

 the flowering period add quite a charm to the place, 

 as do the Acacias, which are of noble growth and thriv- 

 ing well, there being little of the dead wood which is 

 usually present in old trees of this kind. Nowhere 

 in the Metropolis is the Eastern Thuya greener or 

 better furnished than in some of these gardens, where 

 also the Yew and Holly are quite at home. There are 

 good specimens of the Walnut, while the Plane, though 

 of noble growth, is interfering with the health of other 

 trees and in many places shutting out from view 

 equally valuable and more decorative species. 



British Museum Avenue. When this avenue was 

 laid out the preservation of several large Plane trees 

 growing on the grounds was wisely considered and 

 arranged for at considerable expense. Unfortunately, 

 like many other instances that could be referred to 

 in the Metropolitan area, heaping earth to a depth 

 of several feet on the roots and close up to the stems 

 was permitted, with the usual result that in a few years 

 the trees began to show signs of distress. This was a 



