This section is from the book "Town Planting And The Trees, Shrubs, Herbaceous And Other Plants That Are Best Adapted For Resisting Smoke", by Angus D. Webster. Also available from Amazon: Town Planting: The Trees, Shrubs, Herbaceous And Other Plants That Are Best Adapted For Resisting Smoke.
For convenience, we have arranged the following lists in an alphabetical manner, so that anyone can see at a glance the trees and shrubs which are best suited for withstanding the deleterious effects of an impure atmosphere.
Acer macrophyllum.
Acer Pseudo-platanus variegata.
AEsculus Hippocastanum.
Alnus cordifolia.
Betula alba.
Carpinus betulus.
Cerasus (Prunus) (in variety).
Crataegus Oxyacantha.
Crataegus Oxyacantha flore pleno.
Crataegus tanacetifolia.
Fraxinus excelsior pendula.
Gleditschia triacanthos.
Ilex balearica.
Ilex Hodginsii.
Juglans nigra.
Juglans regia.
Laburnum alpinum.
Laburnum vulgare.
Magnolia acuminata.
Magnolia glauca.
Morus alba.
Olea Europaea.
Ostrya carpinifolia.
Pinus Austriaca.
Platanus orientalis acerifolia.
Populus canadensis.
Populus fastigiata.
Populus nigra.
Prumnopitys elegans.
Prunus Padus.
Pyrus Aria.
Pyrus Aucuparia.
Pyrus lobata.
Quercus Cerris.
Retinospora plumosa aurea.
Robinia Pseud-acacia.
Robinia Pseud-acacia De caisneana.
Robinia Pseud-acacia inermis.
Robinia Pseud-acacia macrophylla.
Robinia viscosa.
Salix fragilis.
Salix purpurea.
Salix purpurea regalis.
Sophora japonica.
Taxodium distichum.
Tilia Europaea.
 
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