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invaluable town tree in this country. The White Poplar, 

 with the Hollies, Pyruses, and Ailanthus glandiilosns, flour- 

 ish well and are the chief varieties. 



In the younger plantations the more common plants are 

 encroaching on the better sorts, and such as do not thrive in 

 a town atmosphere. 



A great desideratum, in all such places, is to grow only or 

 chiefly such sorts of plants as will maintain a healthy appear- 

 ance, and successfully struggle against the atmospheric disad- 

 vantages of the locality. 



In this park a great many glimpses or views are obtained 

 in walking about it of many noble and striking architectural 

 f)bjects, to which the old elm trees form such varied and excel- 

 lent foregrounds. I would particularly mention the towers 

 of Westminster Abbey, which are Avell introduced and well 

 accompanied from so many points ; the new houses of par- 

 liament, which, when completed, will aff'ord several fine 

 groups ; Buckingham Palace, as viewed from the east end of 

 the lake, near the Swiss Cottage, the entire length of the 

 lake, stretching out between the palace and the observer ; the 

 Duke of York's and Nelson's columns, with Carlton Terrace, 

 Marlborough House, and a variety of other mansions. 



The mall, which is composed of four broad avenues of 

 trees, is on the north side of the park ; three of these avenues 

 are used only by pedestrians. One of them leads to Buck- 

 ingham Palace, which is thus advantageously seen at the end 

 of a long vista ; the other end opens into New Street, on the 

 right of which is a broad grand parade in front of the Horse 

 Guards. The trees forming these avenues appear to have 

 been at one period all elms ; but as some of these have died 

 out, they have been unhappily replaced by elms, limes, and 

 planes promiscuously. 



Viewing St. James's Park as a work of art, it is far superior 

 to Green or Hyde Parks, or Kensington Gardens, but it can- 

 not be rated higher than a second class work. 



GREEN PARK, 



On the north side, fronts on Piccadilly ; the east side is stud- 



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