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of the head 80 ft. The house to which it belonged was once the residence of Oliver Cromwell ; andtradition says that he there signed the warrant for the execution of Charles I.

Remarkable existing Trees. The oldest trees now standing in Britain are supposed to be the twocedars still remaining of the four which were planted in the Chelsea Garden in 1683; the cedar atEnfield ; and probably some of those at Chiswick House, formerly the property of Sir Stephen Fox,who died there in 1714 or 1715. The largest of the Chelsea cedars is nearly 60 ft. high, with a trunkabout 5 ft. in diameter ; and the other is very nearly the same size. Both trees have lost all theirlower branches (see fig. $270. in p. 2405.), and have a miserable and stunted appearance. The largestcedar at Chiswick (now theDuke of Devonshire’s) is 70 ft. high, diameter of the trunk 4 ft. 6 in., andof the head 65 ft. The loftiest cedar in England appears to be one at Strathfieldsaye, which is 108 ft.high, diameter of the trunk 3 ft., and of the head 74 ft. The highest in the neighbourhood of Lon-don is at Claremont, and is 100 ft. high, diameter of the trunk 5 ft. 6in. The largest cedar tree inEngland is, probably, the magnificent specimen at Syon, figured in our last Volume, and it is un-questionably the handsomest. This noble tree is 72 ft. high, diameter of the trunk, at 3 ft. fromthe ground 8 ft., and of the head 117 ft. At Charley Wood, near Rickmansworth, on an estate of theDuke of Bedford are, near the house, eight remarkable cedars, the largest of which has a trunk 18 ft.in circumference, dividing into 12 large limbs, from which spring 32 branches, of a size fit to bemeasured as timber, and containing 613 solid cubic feet. The head covers a space nearly 100 ft. in dia-meter, or about the sixth of an acre. The cedars at Wilton, near Salisbury, are also remarkably finetrees, and were once so celebrated as to entitle the place, according to Mitchell, to the name of theBritish Mount Lebanon. It appears from a paper communicated to Mr. Lambert by the Hon. and Re-verend William Herbert, that the cedars at Wilton were probably raised between 1710 and 1720. Headds, that they were kept by “ the Countess of Pembroke, in pots at her window ; till, growing toolarge, they were planted upon the lawn between the house and the water; a situation very favourableto their growth.” The largest of these trees measured, in 1855, at 3 ft. from the ground, nearly 7 ft- indiameter; and at 1 ft. from the ground, 8 ft. 9 in. in diameter. (See an able paper on the subject of thecedar, by the Rev. J. Mitford, in the Gent. Mag., 2d ser., vol. iv. p.579.) “ There is a cedar, at OsgoodHanbury’s, near Coggeshall, in Essex, which is of interest, as it was planted by Collinson’s own band,67 years since, in 1768. We transcribe the memorandum on the subject very kindly sent us by Mr.Hanbury : —. ‘ In token of the love and friendship which has for so many years subsisted between my-self and my dear friend John Hanbury and his family, and as a lasting memorial of that friendship, Idesire that one guinea may be given to my sincere friend Osgood Hanbury, to purchase of Gordon twocedars of Lebanon, to be planted in two places of the new part of the park last taken in. Let the occa.sion of the said cedars and of their ages be registered in the Great Bible at Coggeshall, that succeed-ing generations may know our friendship, and the antiquity of these trees. To my worthy friend»Osgood Hanbury and his son, I recommend their care and protection. P. Collinson.’” {Ibid., p. 579.

Cedrus l.ibani in the Environs of London. At Syon is the tree already mentioned, and another(var. glauca), which is 77 ft- high, diameter of the trunk 5 ft. 6 in., and of the head 57 ft. This is afine upright tree, with a different character from the first. At Mount Grove, Hampstead, it is 65 ft.high, the diameter of the trunk 3 ft. 6 in., and of the head 68 ft. At Whitton Place, Twickenham,there are many large cedars, one of which is 75 ft. high, with a trunk 5 ft. in diameter. At Pope’sVilla, it is 85 ft. high, with a trunk 4 ft. in diameter. At Kenwood, Hampstead, 90 years planted, itis 90 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 4 ft. 6 in., and of the head 40 ft. At Ham House, it is 42 ft.high, the diameter of the trunk 3 ft. 6 in., and of the head 73 ft. ; another has a trunk 4 ft. 4in. indiameter at 5 ft. from the ground. At Gunnersbury Park, it is 69 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk5 ft 6in., and of the head 86ft.; and there are many other fine specimens. At Charlton, it is 55 ft.high, diameter of the trunk 4 ft At Stamford Hill, it is 63 ft. high, diameter of the trunk 5 ft. 6 in.,and of the head 109 ft. At Harwell is one with a trunk 5 ft. 4 in. in diameter.

Cbdrus Libdni South of London. In Devonshire, at Luscombe, 30 years planted, it is 47 ft high,the diameter of the trunk 2 ft. 6in., and of the head 40 ft.; at Haldon House, 35 years planted, it is40 ft. high; at Endsleigh Cottage, 30 years planted, it is 35 ft. high. In Dorsetshire, at MelburyPark, 0 years planted, it is 28 ft. high. In Hampshire, at Strathfieldsaye, it is 108 ft. high, thediameter of the trunk 3 ft., and of the head 74 ft.; at Farnham, 50 years planted, it is 70 ft. high, thediameter of the trunk 4ft., and of the head 75 ft. ; at Testwood, 70 years planted, it is 51 ft. high, thediameter ofthe trunk 3ft. 6in., and of the head 44 ft. In Somersetshire, at Leigh Court, 14 yearsplanted, it is 30 ft. high ; at Nettlecombe, 64 years planted, it is 37 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk3 ft. 6in.» and of the head 61 ft.; at Crowcombe Court are two remarkably fine specimens, from 50 ft.to 70 ft. high, the diameter of their trunks 6ft., and of their heads 80 ft. to 90 ft. In Surrey, atBagshot Park, 22 years planted, it is 25 ft. high : at St. Ann’s Hill, it is 50 ft. high, the diameter ofthe trunk 3 ft. 6 in., and of the head 72 ft.; this tree was planted, about 1794, by the HonourableMrs. Fox : at Claremont, in front of the house, it is 100 ft. high, with a trunk 5 ft. 4 in. in diameter;and another in the park is 100 ft. high.; at Ockham Park, 34 years planted, it is 45 ft. high, the dia-meter of the trunk 2 ft 6 in., and of the head 36 ft. ; at Walton on Thames, 60 years planted, it is 63 ft.high, with a head 60 ft. in diameter; at Deepdene, 9 years planted, it is 16 ft. high. In Sussex, at Good-wood Park, are 139 cedars, the highest of which is between 60 ft. and 70 ft.; they are all on thin drysoil on chalk: at Cowdrey, it is 60 ft. high, with a trunk 4 ft. 6 in. in diameter; at Kidbrooke, 25years planted, it is 40 ft. high; at Westdean, 90 years planted, it is 64 ft. high, the diameter of thetrunk 4 ft., and of the head 80 ft.; at Slaugham Park, 10 years planted, it is 18 ft. high. In Wiltshire,at Bowood, 50years planted, it is 60 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 3 ft 6 in., and of the head 62 ft.;at Wilton House are several large cedars, 170 years old, one of which has a trunk 8 ft. 8 in. in dia-meter at 1 ft. from the ground.

Cedrus Libani North of London. In Bedfordshire, at Woburn Abbey, are many fine cedars, nineof which are noble trees, varying from 62 ft. to 84 ft. in height, and their trunks from 4 ft. to nearlyfi ft. in diameter ; at Ampthill is a cedar 85 years planted, which is 55 ft. high, the diameter of thetrunk 4 ft. 6 in., and of the head 80 ft.; at Flitwick, 19 years planted, it is 20 ft. high, with a trunk1 ft. 1 in. in diameter; at Southill, 70 years planted, it is 50 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 3 ft.,and ofthe head 45 ft, In Berkshire, at High Clere, are several fine cedars; the two oldest wereraised in 1739, from a cone brought from Lebanon by Dr. Pococke, in 1738, and they were removedto their present situation when 30 years old; and the largest was raised from a cone borne by theWilton cedars, in 1772 ; at Bear Wood, 10 years planted, it is 15 ft. high ; at Ditton Park, 90 year*planted, it is 80ft. high, with a trunk 5ft. in diameter; at White Knights, 75 years planted, itis 50 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 2 ft, 6 in., and of the head 60 ft. In Buckinghamshire,at Temple House, 40 years planted, it is 45 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 2 ft. 6 in., and ofthe head 33ft. ; at Beaconsfield, planted by Waller the poet, 80 ft. high, with a trunk 2ft. 6in. indiameter. In Cambridgeshire, at Gamlingay, 112 years old, it is 60 ft. high, the diameter of thetrunk 3 ft. 9in. In Cardiganshire, at Hafod, 40 years planted, it is 32 ft. 6in. high, diameter of thetrunk 1 ft. 2 in. In Cheshire, at Kinmel Park, 30 years planted, it is 30 ft. high; at Eaton Hall,13 years planted, it is 16 ft. high. In Caevmarthensire, at Golden Grove, it is 50 ft. high. In Den-