200 LONDON TREES 



The old Poplar in the centre of the grounds is a 

 conspicuous feature, gnarled and rusty though it be, 

 and others of the same kind afford a welcome shade 

 in the hot summer weather. An Elm farther along, 

 with a seat placed round its stem, is striving 

 manfully with the confined situation, two other trees 

 of the same kind being finer examples as far as height 

 and regularity of proportions are concerned. 



The Fig thrives well and fills up some of the bare 

 spaces with its dark-green foliage, a contrast to the 

 lights almost pea-green of the Sumach adjoining The 

 young Planes, though somewhat leggy, will make 

 good trees, but the specimens of Ash, both Common 

 and Weeping, are not attractive. Holly is thriving, 

 and several shrubs of this kind form a pleasing under- 

 growth. 



Marylebone Churchyard. This ancient burying 

 ground, hidden away behind rusty iron railings by the 

 side of High Street, contains some trees of note, whether 

 from an historical or ornamental point of view. A 

 far-spreading Plane tree of robust growth hangs over 

 the tomb of Charles Wesley, brother of John Wesley, 

 while a Huntingdon Willow of goodly proportions, 

 but sadly infested by the ' Witch's broom/ marks out 

 the spot where lie the remains of Hoyle, the author 

 of The Game of Whist. 



There is a well-developed Ash tree near the centre 

 of the ground, and several young Limes, Sycamore, and 

 Elder. Between the last tree and an Elm by the street 

 side is the flat tombstone on which the ' Idle Appren- 

 tice ' is represented by Hogarth as playing dice while 

 his comrade, the * Industrious Apprentice at Church/ 

 is supposed to be worshipping within. Rarely have 

 we seen the Sumach increasing so freely from the root 



