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10 Parish of Saint George the Martyr, Southwark.
organic matter like these; and the shrubs and trees should be planted in great numbers
and of such as grow most rapidly, not the "cypress and the yew," which are so generally
met with.
Trees should be planted in our streets and roads and wherever possible, being always
objects of beauty, besides clearing the air, and according to St. Bernard, acting as educators,
for he said, ''Believe me I have learned more from trees than I ever learned from men.