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is also a little pond with white and 
yellow water-lilies. Burnham Beeches 
are carefully protected, and here and 
there old trees are supported by wooden 
props and iron rings. 
In 1886, Highgate Wood, 69 acres 
in extent, was given over to the Cor- 
poration by the Ecclesiastical Commis- 
sioners for preservation. The wood is 
indigenous, and consists chiefly of oak 
and hornbeam, with also holly and wild 
cherry. 
Following the example of London 
itself, several provincial towns, for 
example, Richmond, and also some 
Scottish cities, have made reservations. 
One example may be mentioned here. 
In Victoria Park, Glasgow, a so-called 
fossil grove of the Carboniferous forma- 
tion has been preserved (figure 6). 
The stumps of several fossil trees, 
which appear to be those of Lepido- 
dendron, varying in diameter from 
