MUNICIPAL PARKS 
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before the King, uncovered, he frequently called to the 
Citizens, with an audible voice, to behold their Prince 
and Sovereign.” What a scene must the site of Fins¬ 
bury Park have presented that May morning. The 
Londoners, incensed at Gloucester’s having taken pos¬ 
session of the young King, no doubt meet him with 
distrust and anger, and while the procession moves on 
towards the City he allays their suspicions, acting a 
part to deceive them. 
The trees in Finsbury are beginning to grow up, and 
the Park is losing the new, bare look which made it un¬ 
attractive in its early years. Poplars (fast-growing trees) 
have been largely used. That is very well for a beginning, 
but others of a slower growth, but making finer timber, 
are the trees for the future. There is nothing very 
special to notice in the general laying out of the grounds, 
as beyond the avenue of black poplars and the lake, there 
are no striking features. The view from the high ground, 
towards Epping, adds to the attractions of this useful 
open space but not very interesting Park. One of the 
most pleasing corners is the rock garden, not far from 
the lake. The plants seem well established and very 
much at home. The greenhouses, too, are well kept 
up, and in the gloomy seasons of the year especially 
are much frequented. 
Clissold Park 
Clissold, or Stoke Newington Park, is one of the 
parks which has the advantage of having been the 
grounds of a private house, and enjoys all the benefits 
of a well-planted suburban demesne. The old trees at 
once give it a certain cachet that even County Council 
railings, notice-boards, and bird-cages cannot destroy. 
