LONDON TREES. 207 
city garden, if the circumstances are only fairly 
favourable, we may make selection of deciduous 
Trees and shrubs as taste may direct, without 
giving much heed to the question whether this or 
that is suited for a smoky atmosphere. As there 
are no coniferous Trees in the City, and very few 
evergreens, these two classes must be noted as 
wholly or partially excluded; but there does not 
appear to be any limit to the range of selection 
among robust-habited deciduous Trees, although 
the plane and the lime deservedly take the lead 
as the most useful.’ 
Possibly there are very many people, even 
amongst Londoners, who may have been surprised 
to learn that there are so many Trees growing in 
health and with vigour and beauty in the heart 
of the metropolis. Yet the Trees in the City of 
London are not by any means noticeable by their 
abundance; and it must be remembered that those 
which have been referred to are distributed 
amongst a—comparatively—small number of 
places; and there is still great room for a very 
large addition to the existing stock of City Trees. 
There are corners and streets—and spaces adjoin- 
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