The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-08-26

of our Carolina poplar, and nicely the trees seemed to suit the situation. There was not the too rapid growth it makes at home, and 1t was more spreading. have seen the tree in oth- CT places here behaving the same way. Perhaps, too, in this cooler climate it will hold its foliage later in the season than it does with Us.
 In all these and other parks ample space is afforded for recreation grounds. There Is the field for crick- | ct and other games, and there is the place for young children, and even one Efor young children under twelve years of age. where older ones are not per- mitted, and all the grounds are con- stantly filed with occupants. These
 parks seem to have been we'll wooded, as a rule, before they were used as they | are for they contain very large trees, mostly of the English oak which, by 1 the way, makes a nobfa, round-headel, spreading tree. Shade trees about l dwellings, as we have them, are un- known here, nor are streets lined with | trees as many are with us Of course, l though it adds to the beauty of city, | we plant to screen ourselves from the
 sun, which is not so essential Eere; though I ann sure, were the heat of | this summer to be the rule 'sre, there would be a call for shade trees. The 1 thermometer has ranged above 30 de- l grees for a day or two past, and it has l been warm for weeks, using warn" I in it's American sense.
 1 Having an hour to spare on another
 day in Lendon went out of my way
 a little to see the Thames embankment l and its pretty little. gardens near Wa l terloo bridge. Small as these gardens
 are the most possible has been made | of them. Trees and shrubs planted
 some years ago have grown up and
 now afford cool retreats and shade; and l 1t was a pleasure to see little children l getting the fresh air in such pretty
 places in the heart of London. And
 drinking fountains are there, as they
 are in all parts of England, with all
 other conveniences for the public. l Along the embankment drive are two
 rows of plane trees, one on each side.
 The trees are already of good size, and | in time will be a conspicuous feature of the place.
 Richmond park near Mortlake is a
 place worth visiting. It is crown land,
 understand, and is maintained by the
 government. It was evening when I
 saw it--near D. n1., in fact-but here l at this season it is not quite dark at
 any time of the night and at g it is quite light. This park indeed was an
 immense tract of sward and trees. And
 some of the groves of trees were
 grand Containing hundreds of trees
 each, with not a stick on the ground
 and no limb lower than about eight or
 nine feet and perfect sod of green
 grass under foot, they formed ideal
 places for picnic parties, for which
 purposes they are largely used Deer roam about under them and over the broad fields of grass surrounding them Some of the largest trees I have seen in England so far were at or near this
 park. sOn the road to it from Mortlake
 one passes Sheen house, occupied for a
 time by the compte de Paris, after his exile from France, and about it's
 grounds and in the near vicinity are
 some exceedingly large trees. Some of the finest elms imaginable are there;
 some that I passed were easily four feet in diameter and were very high, In many cases such trees lined the
 road on each side, and in some in-
 stances, as the roads were of great
 length, they presented grand appear