The Savin, or Juniper — As a Town Shrub
The Vine (Vitis vinifera) must not be omitted from our list, it being an excellent plant for withstanding soot, smoke, dust and heat.
Coniferous Trees
Few of these, if any, succeed in a satisfactory way, when constantly subjected to the impurities of a town atmosphere.
Where the conditions are at all favourable the Austrian Pine (Pinus austriaca), Thyiopsis Dolabrata, Toxodium distichum, and Cupressus Lawsoniana do fairly well, but they are not to be recommended for general town planting.
Retinospora plumosa aurea has stood for many years in one of the most smoky districts of Glasgow, and at present looks almost as well as it did when brought from the country, while the Savin (Juniperus Sabina) may generally be relied upon.