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There are likewise two plants in the Royal Botanic Gardens, 
Glasnevin,* Dublin, which were raised from Wilson’s seed and 
have been growing there about ten years. One is 15 feet high 
on a single stem and the other 8 feet and bushy. Both are 
thriving. 
There are also two trees growing in the University Botanic 
Gardens,t Cambridge. One was obtained from Veitch and Son 
in 1905 and is 16 feet in height with a girth of 10 inches. The 
history of the other is uncertain. It is nearly 15 feet high with 
a girth of 12 inches. They are both aac a ground kept free 
from grass and weeds and are tree-like in ha 
Reports were also received last winter Aa several private 
British gardens and I wish here to express my thanks to the 
writers of the same. 
At Sprowston Hall, near Norwich, Sir Eustace Gurney planted 
some Eucommias about ten years ago. They were obtained from 
M. de Vilmorin and were apparently rooted cuttings. All but 
two have been discarded. These are now only 12 feet high and 
9 inches in girth, though well-sheltered and growing in good 
soil, kept free from grass. 
Mr. Reginald Cory has two trees growing at Duffryn, near 
Cardiff. One obtained from Veitch and Sons, planted 1911 and 
once Ck aa since, is now 154 feet high and nearly 8 inches 
in girth. It is growing in cultivated ground and is tree-like in 
habit. The second tree was obtained as a sucker from the former 
5-6 years ago and has grown well, being over 13 feet in height. 
Mr. Gerald Loder possesses three trees, growing at Wakehurst 
Place, Ardingley, pie also obtained from Veitch & Sons. 
One planted in 1910 in poor dry soil is 11 feet high (once had 
its top blown off) and 9 finhioe | in girth. The other two planted 
in 1914, one in deep loam and the other in clay, are respectively 
94 and 9 feet high and 3 and 43 inches in girth. The trees were 
planted carefully with the idea of keeping the ground clear of 
grass, but owing to the war this has been largely neglected. 
Several trees, raised from Wilson’s seed and planted probably 
between 1911— 13, are growing in heavy clay at Aldenham House, 
Elstree, Herts. Measurements of three of these have been sent 
by the Hon. Vicary Gibbs, who states that these would approxi- 
mate to those for the other trees. Their heights and girth 
respectively are 12 feet and 8 inches : 103 and 5 : 94 and 5. 
All the reports received agree in one particular, namely, that 
Eucommia is perfectly hardy. At Dufiryn the trees came 
through unharmed the winter of 1916-17, when 26 degrees 
Fahrenheit of frost were registered. At Aldenham they have 
withstood a temperature even below zero Fahrenheit. 
Respecting all the above trees flowering has only been 
observed in the case of the Kew trees. 
* From information supplied by the Keeper through Prof. Henry, 
dated 3.xii.20. 
+ From information supplied by the Superintendent, dated 16 & 
24.xii.20, 
