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ARBORETUM AND FRUTICETUM,

PART JH.

30 ft. In Essex, at Shortgrove, there is a tree 50 ft. high, with a trunk 5 ft. 3 in. in diameter, andthe diameter of the head 55 ft.; at Braybrookc, 51 years planted, it is 25ft. high, the diameter of thetrunk 1 ft. 6 in., and of the head 27 ft. > at Hyland, 10 years planted, it is lift, high, the circum-ference of the trunk 1 ft. 10 in., and the diameter of the head 13 ft. In Hampshire, in Warblingtonchurchyard, near Portsmouth, it is 26 ft in circumference. In Kent, in Leeds churchyard, Is a yewtree, the greatest circumference of which was 31ft. 2in.; at 7ft. high, 28ft. Bin.; diameter ofthe hollow, in October, 1833, when some gipsies had been residing in it, 8 ft. 6 in.; height to thelowest branch 7 ft 11 in.; total height 32 It. 4 in. ; and diameter of the head 50 ft. In Leices-tershire, at Donnington Park, 25 years planted, it is 31 ft high, the diameter of the trunk 10 in.,and of the head 24 ft. In Northamptonshire, in the churchyard at Ashby, is a very large yewtree; but it is not easy to take its dimensions, as the stem is buried in mould up to the branchingoff of its chief branches. In Northumberland, at Hartburn, 80 years old, it is 38 ft. high,the diameter of the trunk 5 ft. 6 in., and that of the head 30 ft. In Oxfordshire, in the OxfordBotanic Garden, 200 years old, it is 36 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 2 ft., and of the head24ft.; a female tree: another, a male tree, 200 years old, is 38ft. high, the diameter of thetrunk 1ft. 9in., and of the head 27ft. The yew hedges which formerly existed in this gardenhave been already mentioned, p. 2076. In Pembrokeshire, at Stackpole Court, 20 years planted,it is 20 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 9 in., and that of the head 18 ft. In Radnorshire,at Maeslaugh Castle, 26 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 3 ft 9 in., and that of the head 66 ft InShropshire, at Hardwicke Grange, 9 years planted, it is 13 ft. high ; at Willey Park, 21 years planted,it is 21 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 1 ft., and.of the head 18 ft; at Kinlet, 40 ft. high, the dia-meter of the trunk 5 ft., and that of the head 71 ft. In Staffordshire, at Himley Hall, are several im-mense yew trees, particularly one which is celebrated for its widely spreading head. In Suffolk, atFinborough Hall, 70 years planted, it is 50 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 2 ft. 2 in., and that ofthe head 45 ft. In Worcestershire, at Hadzor House, it is 40 ft. high, and has a trunk 7 ft. in cir-cumference ; at Croome, 40 years old, it is 30 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 1 ft. 6 in., and that ofthe head 20 ft.; in Backleton churchyard is a very fine tree, with a trunk 7 ft. in diameter at 4 ft.from the ground. In Yorkshire, at Grimston, 13 years planted, it is 14ft. high, the diameter of thetrunk 9 in., and of the head 14 ft.; at Spotborough Hall, near Doncaster, it is 34 ft. high, circum-ference of the trunk, at 3 ft. from the ground, 15 ft. 6 in., diameter of the head 63 ft.; in StudleyPark, 50 ft. 6 in. high, with a trunk 4 ft. 9 in. in diameter, and the diameter of the head 56 ft. (See fig.1991.)—in Scotland, in the environs of Edinburgh, at Gosford House, 35 years planted, it is 20 ft.high, diameter of the trunk 3 ft. 10 in., and of the head 21 ft.; at Hatton House it is 40 ft. high, thediameter of the trunk 2 ft., and of the head 30 ft.; at Morcdun, 40 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk3 ft. 4 in., and of the head 57 ft. —South of Edinburgh. In Berwickshire, at the Hirsel, 30 yearsplanted, it is 17 ft. high, the diameter of the head 26 ft. In Kircudbri^htshire, at St. Mary’s Isle, itis 30 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 2 ft. 3 in., and that of the head 36 ft. In Haddingtonshire,at Tyningham, it is 24ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 2 ft. 2 in., and of the head 27 ft. In Rox-burghshire, at Dryburgh Abbey, the one already noticed, p. 2079.; and at Minto, 140 years old, it is20 ft- high, the diameter of the trunk 2ft., and of the head 54ft. — North of Edinburgh. In Argyll-shire, at Minard, is a beautiful tree, about 130 years old, 34ft. 6in. high, diameter of the head 59 ft.In Banffshire, at Huntley Lodge, it is 33 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 1ft. 8 in. In Clack-mannanshire, in the garden of the Dollar Institution, 10 years planted, it is 10 ft. high, in Cromarty,at Coul, 200 years old, it is 22 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk.2 ft. 6 in., and that of the head

39 ft In Forfarshire, at Monboddo, 100 years old, it is 20 ft high, the diameter of the trunk 1 ft. 6 in.,and of the head 20 ft; at Kinnaird Castle, 35 years old, it is 30ft. high, the circumference of thetrunk 5 ft., and the diameter of the head 35 ft. In Perthshire, on the estate of — Johnstone, Esq.,near the Old Castle of Kincardine, 700 years old, it is 45 ft. high, with a trunk 13 ft. 6 in. in circum-ference, and with three large limbs, one of which is 19ft. long, arid 7ft. in girt; a second, 28ft.long, and 5ft. in girt; and a third, 22 ft. long, and5ft. 6in. in girt: at Taymouth, 100 years old, it is

40 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 2 ft., and of the head 36 ft.; at Marlee, near Dunkeld, a male

and a female tree, standing close together, of very large dimensions, and in a vigorous state ofgrowth. In Ross-shire, at Brahan Castle, 20 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 14 in., and of thehead 30ft. In Stirlingshire, at Callender Park, 22ft. high, the circumference of the trunk 11 ft.,and the diameter of the head 33 ft.; at West Plean, 10 years planted, it is 8 ft. high.—In Ireland,near Dublin, at Terenure, 15 years planted, it is 12 ft. high; var. fastigiata, 20 years planted, is 15 ft,high. — South of Dublin. In Cork, at Morn Park, 33 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 2 ft. 4in.,and that of the head 47 ft. In King’s County, at CharleviUe Forest, 45 years planted, it is 50 ft. high,the diameter of the trunk 2 ft., and of the head 45 ft.—North of Dublin. In Down, at Castle Wood,134 years old, it is 35 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 2 ft. 8 in., and of the head 39 ft.; at Moira,45 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 4 ft, and.that of the head 39 ft. In Fermanagh, at FlorenceCourt, 89 years old, it is 33 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 3 ft, and of the head 30 ft.: var. fasti-gata is a native of the neighbouring mountains, where the original plant is still in being. In Gal-way, at Code, 30 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 3 ft., and of the head 21 ft. In Sligo, at MakreeCastle, 52 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 3 ft., and that of the space covered by the branches39 ft. — In France, in the Jardin des Plantes, 120 years old, it is 45 ft high, the diameter of thetrunk 5 ft.; in the same gardens, 50 years old, it is 20 ft. high. Near Nantes, 60 years old, it is 30 ft.high. At Avranches, in the Botanic Garden, 40 years planted, it is 20 ft. high, the diameter of thetrunk 1 ft., and that] of the head 20 ft. — In Hanover, in the Botanic Garden at Gottingen,30 years planted, it is 20ft. high.—In Cassel, at Wilhelmshoe, 30 years old, it has a trunk lft. indiameter.—In Bavaria, at Munich, in the Botanic Garden, 19 years old, it is 8 ft. high.—In Austriaat Vienna, in the University Botanic Garden, 30 years old, it is 20 ft. high, the diameter of thetrunk 9 in., and of the head 18ft.; at Laxenburg, 28 years planted, it is 16 ft. high ; in Rosenthal’sNursery, 17 years planted, it is 13 ft. high ; at Briick on the Leytha, 40 years planted, it is 15 ft.high.—In Berlin, at Satis Souci, from 45 to 50 years old, it is 26 ft. high ; the diameter of the trunk11 in., and of the head 9 ft.—In Sweden, at Lund, in the Botanic Garden, it is 28 ft. high, the dia-meter of the trunk 9 in., and of the head 10 ft_In Italy, in Lombardy, at Monza, it is 30 years old,

and 36 ft. high ; the diameter of the trunk 6 in., and of the head 20 ft.

Commercial Statistics. Transplanted seedlings, in the London nurseries,lft. high, are 16s. per hundred; 2ft. high, 40s. per hundred; and plantsof T. b. fastigiiita, Is. 6 d. each. At Bollwyller, plants of the commonyew are 1 franc each, and those of the variegated-leaved variety, and of thecommon yew, 5 francs each. At New York, small plants of the commonyew are from 25 to 50 cents each; large plants, 1 dollar each; and plantsof the Irish yew are 1 dollar each.