BEECHES IN SCOTLAND. 



187 



Beech — continued. 



Height 



of 

 Tree. 



Ft. in. 



60 



55 



40 



40 



88 



73 



76 



80 



76 



87 



95 



78 



86 

 82 



62 



87 



90 



85 



60 



85 



107 



75 



88 



90 

 74 



85 



Length 



of 

 Bole. 



Ft. in. 



14 



13 



9 



11 



6 



6 



6 



20 



40 



60 



13 



9 

 11 



16 



20 



23 

 20 



18 



18 



26 



25 



24 



25 



Present 



Circumference of 



Trunk at 



1 foot. 



3 feet. 



Ft. in. Ft. in. 

 9 9 

 13 2 

 13 10 

 10 4 



13 



16 



15 



13 4 



8 10 



8 5 

 5 10 



9 6 



15 3 



18 



9 



15 8 



18 10 



16 4 



24 



13 6 



17 6 



15 



17 6 



15 4 



15 6 



17 



10 11 



15 



5 feet. 



14 5 



Ft. in. 



9 1 



11 5 



13 



10 



11 6 



13 10 

 11 

 10 3 



7 8 



7 1 



4 7 



9 3 



14 8 

 17 6 



7 8 





15 9 



12 



Any former 



recorded 



Measurements>nd 



Dates. 



Date. 



Atl 

 Foot. 



Ft. in. 



At 3 



Feet. 



Ft. in. 



u ^ <a 

 ^ <u C 



S li cS 



REMAEKS. 



Ft. in. 



54 



69 

 60 

 60 



74 



97 



70 



110 

 130 



60 



On Hatton roadside. 

 Do. do. 



Do. do. 



Do. do. 



I Planted in 1750. 



Do. 

 Do. 



^These are growing in an 

 avenue of beeches, closely 

 planted and very pictur- 

 esque, leading along the 

 side of the Devon to Glen- 

 devon House, and are a 

 fair average of about 100 

 trees in this high altitude. 



^ 



A beautiful 

 variety. 



purple-leaved 



■ A magnificent beech avenue 

 of over 30 trees, girthing 

 from 12 ft. 6 in. to 17 ft. 



6 in. at 3 ft. from the 

 ground, and quite vigorous. 



■ A very picturesque tree with 

 curious twisted branches. 

 JIany more similar in 

 dimensions. 



''A very handsome noble tree. 

 In 1863, girthed 18 ft. 7 in. 

 at base and 15 ft. 10 in. at 

 3 ft. up. Many others of 

 a similar and even larger 

 girth. 



'A line of twelve fine speci- 

 mens, averaging 11 ft. at 

 3 ft. One remarkably 

 clean bole girths 15 ft. 

 8 in. at 1 ft., and 14 ft. 



7 in. at 5 ft. and is 45 ft. 

 in length. 



/Many hundreds of fine large 

 j specimens, iu many places 

 < forming quite an avenue 

 j densely branched over- 

 V head. 



(Divides into two immense 

 11 lim)j8 at 18 ft. 



