Identifier: oldnewlondonnarr05thor (find matches)
Title: Old and new London : a narrative of its history, its people, and its places
Year: 1873 (1870s)
Authors: Thornbury, Walter, 1828-1876
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Publisher: London : Cassell, Petter, & Galpin
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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despair of growing flower-ing trees to his hearts content in London afterseeing the mountains of horse-chestnut bloom and 156 OLD AND NEW LONDON. (Kensington Gardens. Other masses of tree-flowers here. Let those inte-rested see the old trees in the central parts as wellas the newer plantations, which, howe\er, are alsobeautiful. At the north side, nearly facing PorchesterTerrace, there are some fine trees, including Scotchpines, which, a few years ago, were a glory to theneighbourhood, and are duly celebrated by Mr.Matthew Arnold in his verses on Kensington whether the branch can be removed without injuryto the royal tree. I accordingly wrote to myfriend in the evening (Tuesday), continues theauthor, and on Thursday morning my friends dis-covered, to their infinite satisfaction, that the ob-trusive branch had disappeared; and, as a naturalsequence, I came in for a warm benediction, andthe Woods and Forests for their full share of praiseas an exceptional department of the State, where
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THE FLOWER WALKS, KENSINGTON GARDENS. Gardens. Some of these, however, became sodecayed that they were cut down by order of HerMajestys Woods and Forests, in 1875. The author of Reminiscences of Fifty Yearstells an amusing story with reference to one of thetrees in this part of the gardens. He was one daypraising the charming view which -some friends ofhis commanded from their drawing-room windowoverlooking the gardens. Yes, the view wouldbe perfect, if the branch of that large tree, towhich they specially drew his attention, did notinterrupt it. Well, remarked the other, it issomewhat singular that I walked to your doorwith the nearest relative in London of the ChiefCommissioner of Woods and Forests (the RightHon. Mr. Milne), and I shall ask him to inquire red tape was not used, and circumlocution un-known. The Chief Commissioner, on reading mynote to his relative, gave orders on the Wednesdayto the superintendent of Kensington Gardens tolook at the tree, and if the branch could be t

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