Greenwich Park: its history and associations . y known that one of thelargest thorns in this country is growing in thegrounds of the Rangers Lodge, a little distance fromthe Blackheath entrance. It is fully 50 feet high, andover 7 feet in girth of stem. The chestnut-leavedoak (Quercus castan<zfolia) has a noble representativenear the old bath ; while the purple-leaved beech,whose branch spread is 57 feet in diameter, has fewequals around London. Other interesting trees inthe same grounds, are the tulip tree, with a fine cleanbole 60 feet in height; the ailanthus or tree ofHeaven ; the yello
Greenwich Park: its history and associations . y known that one of thelargest thorns in this country is growing in thegrounds of the Rangers Lodge, a little distance fromthe Blackheath entrance. It is fully 50 feet high, andover 7 feet in girth of stem. The chestnut-leavedoak (Quercus castan<zfolia) has a noble representativenear the old bath ; while the purple-leaved beech,whose branch spread is 57 feet in diameter, has fewequals around London. Other interesting trees inthe same grounds, are the tulip tree, with a fine cleanbole 60 feet in height; the ailanthus or tree ofHeaven ; the yellow-flowered horse chestnut, and agiant specimen of the medlar, all of which aregrowing around what is known as The to the Rangers Lodge, is a goodly specimenof that, by no means common Canadian tree, theJune berry (Amelanchier) ; though of the samespecies, an almost unique representative may beseen in one of the tree-clumps on the left of themain avenue, about midway between Blackheathentrance and the Royal Observatory. Other rare. Photo by Ml Old Spanish Chestnut in Greenwich Park, Potter, TREES AND SHRUBS. 55 trees and shrubs in the Rangers Grounds, are thegolden catalpa, cut-leaved beam, several specimensof the snowdrop tree (Halesia tetraptera), Pyrustorminalis, as well as a rich collection of hardyheaths, azaleas, rhododendrons, ralmias, and thefar from common lily of the valley tree (Andromedacassincefolia), many fine plants of which are to befound in the dell. There is also a well shaped andhealthy specimen of the hornbeam by the fenceopposite the Rangers House, while the London plane,and several forms of acacia are quite at home amongstthe smoke and soot to which the Park every day isbecoming more subjected. Both the holly and ever-green oak have attained unusual dimensions. But byfar the richest collection of shrubs and trees in thePark, is in the enclosed ground by the pond, wherenot less than 1,300 kinds are to be seen. Here aremagnolias, ornamental thorn
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