Fojraary 1, 1877. J 



JODRNAIj op HORTIOOCiTOaE AND COTTAGE GiRDENBR. 



Ch»rle8'8 Swing," of whioh it U safely aaiii that whoever sits 

 iu it long enough is onrei of the headaohe. 



The Prophet. Elm at Cradenhill Ooact is worthy of note from 

 il; naai9. Whenever a death is abJut to take plaoe in the 



family of Eokley (the owners), it is said to be foretold by the 

 braakiag-down of a large bough, and the most oonrinoing (?) 

 inataaoBS are given of the oorreotneas of these oooarreuoes. 

 The " Prophet " is a fine tree, and grows in the garden on the 



11.— Peopuet elji at cbecekuill. 



western aide of the honse. It presents a fine, tall, straight 

 bole, whioh measures 10 feet y iaohes 3 feet from the ground, 

 and the trunk rises some 40 ff.et before giving off any branch of 

 importance. The "Propliet" is said ta coutaiu 400 cubic feet 

 of timber, and its special peculiarity rests iu its having two 

 important remains of branches below the foUage, the first 



being 27 feet from the ground. The •• Prophet " is probably 

 not much more than onejhnudred jeara old, a* Elm trees, 

 and indeed all other trees, grow faster at Credenhill than else- 

 where in Herefordshire. The height is about 110 feet, and 

 there is every reason to believe that the treeis very free from 



