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Irish Yews have attained to a goodly size, while the 

 Tulip Tree is 50 feet high, and there are nice specimens 

 of both the Common and Golden Catalpa. Other inter- 

 esting trees are Pavia macrostachya, flowering freely, 

 Magnolia acuminata, big specimens of the Double- 

 flowering Cherry and Weeping Elm. The Silver-leaved 

 Maple is 60 feet in height and looks the picture of health, 

 while both the Walnut and Purple Beech are represented 

 by well- grown specimens. Celtis australis has reached 

 to a height of 30 feet, with a corresponding spread of 

 branches, and has flowers and fruit in abundance. 

 Koelreuteria paniculata is a nice healthy bush, and 

 produced flowers freely in 1918. 



Not only is there a remarkable collection of trees 

 in these grounds, but what strikes one particularly 

 is their healthy appearance as growing in the 

 Metropolis. Coniferous trees, which never succeed in 

 smoky localities, are here doing particularly well, many 

 having attained to comparatively large sizes. Even 

 the Lebanon and Indian Cedars, though not of great 

 dimensions, are thriving nicely, and three species of 

 Pinus, including the Austrian, Corsican, and Swiss, 

 are all thriving apace and look the picture of health. 

 Cupressus macrocarpa lutea is well represented, as 

 are several species of Thuya and Retinospora, Sequoia 

 gigantea, and the upright or Irish Juniper, 12 feet high. 

 One of the largest and healthiest Acacias in the Metro- 

 polis is growing in these grounds, the giant butt of 

 which measures 10 feet 4 inches at a yard up ; while 

 an equally fine specimen of the Common Birch is 

 5 feet 9 inches at a similar height and in excellent 

 health. Walnuts are here in quantity, where they 

 succeed well, fruit freely, and have attained to good 

 dimensions. Several examples of the Weeping Willow 



