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and the tree, in Devonshire, Cornwall, and Somersetshire, wheregreat numbers ofit have been planted, attains the height of from 60 ft.to 80 ft., or upwards, in from 30 to 40 years. Hayes, in 1794, found,by an accurate measurement of a Lucombe oak, made in the 27thyear of its growth from the graft, its height to be 60 ft. : its trunk, at4 ft. from the ground, was 4 ft. 6J in. in circumference; and, at theplace of grafting, 6 ft. in circumference. The “ fairness ” of thegrowth of this tree, he says, and the verdure and long continuanceof its leaves, are sufficient motives to induce every planter to wishfor some plants of it on his demesne: “ but the goodness of thetimber yet remains to be proved.” (Prac. Treat., p. 172., note.)From a specimen of the wood sent to us by Mr. Pince, which we havecompared with the wood of the British oak, and also of the Fulhamoak, it appears decidedly closer-grained and heavier than that of either.On writing to Messrs. Lucombe and Pince of the Exeter Nurseryfor the history of the old Lucombe oak, we received the following an-swer. We may premise that the present Mr. Lucombe is in his 85thyear, and that he perfectly recollects his father raising the Lucombe