250 TRANSACTIONS, NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF GLASGOW. 



Taxus baccata, L. — Three Yews in " Paradise." 



Western tree — Female. 



Oct., 1893— Girth 9 ft. 1 in. at 1 ft. 6 in. ; bole 4 ft. 

 Dec., 1899— Girth 9 ft. 3J in. at 1 ft. 6 in. : height 38 ft. ; 

 rate of increase ^Ji = -37 in. 



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Aug., 1907— Girth 9 ft 5J in. at 1 ft, 6 in.; rate of 



= -30 in. 



increase 



4-50 _ 



v 1385 



Eastern tree — Male. 



32 in. 



Oct., 1893-Girth 8 ft. lOf in. at 2 ft. ; bole 4 ft. 



Dec, 1899 — Girth 9 ft. 3h in. at 2 ft. ; rate of increase 



475 _ 



76 in. 



61 



Aug., 1907 — Girth 9 ft. 7£ in. at 2 ft,;" rate of 



f ^ =-52 in. 

 increase J s-il _. 63in 



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Southern tree — Male. 



Oct., 1893-Girth 8 ft. at 1 ft. 9 in. 



Dec. 1899— Girth 8 ft. U in. at 1 ft. 9 in.; rate of 

 increase — ^=-24 in. 



61 



Aug., 1907— Girth 8 ft. 5 in. at 1 ft. 9 in.; rate of 

 r H^o = .45 in 



increase \ 7 ' ° 



, ,° . = 'ob in. 



U3'S 5 



Cedrus Libani, Barrel. 



May, 1889 — Girth 7 ft. 9 in. at ground (narrowest). 



Dec, 1899— Girth 8 ft. 6J in. at ground; height 46 ft.; 



spread 47^ ft. ; rate of increase ^-f = - 91 in. 

 Aug., 1907 — Girth 9 ft. 3 in. at ground ; rate of 

 ( * -•' -1-06 in. 



J 7-7 5 



increase i , a ~_ . 



The Turkey Oak (Quercus Cerris) is the largest we know of in 

 the West of Scotland, and probably the largest in Scotland. 

 Dr. A. Henry, F.L.S., who is now Reader in Forestry in 

 Cambridge University, knows of none so good in Scotland, and 

 very few larger in England, where there are specimens up to 



