82 TRANSACTIONS, NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF GLASGOW. 



Plane, Platanus 07-ientalis L. 

 Bole 11 ft ■! CJirth— May, 1900, 11 ft. 64 ins. ; spread, 62 ft. 3 ins. 

 'l „ May, 1903, 11 ft. 9 ins. 

 Increase in girth in 3 years, 2| ins. = "92 in. per annum. 



By the kindness of James Scott, Esq.', of Garrion Tower, the 

 party was waited on by his gardener. Under his guidance they 

 were taken along a pathway by the side of the river through the 

 lands of Garrion, Brownlee, &c., to Mauldslie. In the orchards 

 the Orpine, Sedum Telephium, L., grew in great abundance, and 

 the Wild Dyer's Weed, Reseda Luteola, L., was frequent. 



The policies of Mauldslie Castle — the property of Lord New- 

 lands — have been twice visited previously by the Society, 

 namely, on 18th August, 1891, and on 11th March, 1893 — on 

 both occasions by way of Carluke. A report of the second visit 

 is given in the Transactions, Vol. IV. (N.S.), p. 92. A few of 

 the fine trees recorded then were measured on the present 

 occasion, as follows: — 



Horse Chestnut, ^sculus Hippocastamtm L. 

 Bole 8 ft /C^irth— March, 1893, 10 ft. 2i ins. at 2 ft. 6 ins. 

 ' ■ \ „ May, 1903, 11 ft. at 2 ft. 6 ins. 

 Increase — 9'50 ins. ~ 10"2 years = '93 in. per annum. 

 Beech, Fagus sylvatica L. 

 Bole 5 ft /C^irth— March, 1893, 14 ft. 2 ins. at 2 ft. 3 ins. 

 ■ I „ May, 1903, 15 ft. 7 ins. at 2 ft. 3 ins. 

 Increase — 17 ins. -f 10 2 years =166 ins. per annum. 

 White Poplar, Popuhis alba L. 



(Girth— August, 1891, 18 ft. at 2 ft. 

 March, 1893, 18 ft. 2^ in. at 2 ft. ; spread, 102^ ft. 

 May, 1899, 19 ft. 4 ins. at 2 ft. ; height, 103 ft. 

 May, 1903, 20 ft. li ins. 

 Increase in Oirth. 

 1891-1899— 160 ins. 4- 7-4 years = 2-16 ins. per annum. 

 1899-1903 — 9'5ins. -f 4 '0 years = 2 '37 ins. per annum. 



Bole, 3 ft. 



1891-1903— 25-5 ins. -rll-4 years = 2-24 ins. per annum. 



Girth above first branch (^'^S^^^' ^^^^' ^^ "• 



iMay, 1903, 18 ft. If ins. 



1891-1903 — Increase— 13 75 ins. -^ 11 4 years=r20 ins. per annum. 



Girth of first branch at 3 ft 6 ins. /May, 1899, 7 ft. 



from main stem, I May, 1903, 7 ft. 3^ ins. 



1899-1903 — Increase — 3'6 ins. -=-4 years= -90 in. per annum. 



