ARBORETUM NOTES. 433 
E-RICACE AS: 
ARBUTUS UNEDO. 
Loudon, vo 2 aa. 
The following is a copy of a MS. note by arbutus 
iiy dather, imserted in his copy, of . Loudon’s eg 
Arboretum :— 
‘The largest Arbutus tree I have ever seen in 
“or out of England, is growing by the roadside on 
“the way from Bristol to Clevedon, about .two 
‘miles short of the latter place. _It rises in three 
““stems so large and timber-like that they might 
“almost be called trunks. The height: I should 
‘“‘euess to be more than twenty feet. The foliage 
“thick and luxuriant, with abundance of fruit. 
‘‘ This noble tree stands in a little garden belong- 
“ing to what is now a farm, but appears as if 
“it had been an old Manor House. Within a 
‘mile of it stands the fine old Tudor mansion, 
Beeievedon Court, the seat of Sir . Charles 
fe iton,”’ 
El ieevioe 
For my part I have nowhere seen the Arbutus 
so fine, of so largea size, or forming so conspicuous 
a feature in-the scenery, as.about the lakes of 
Kallarney, and especially on the islands in those 
lakes. It has quite atree-like character. In Italy 
where the Arbutus is abundant on the Genoese 
