TREES AT AUCHENDRANE, AYR. 269 



Mr. Paxton's list gives "The Bell Tree" at Cloncaird, 12 feet 

 10 inches at 2 feet up of a short stein. 



All these are far short in girth of one seen at Inveraray in 

 1899— U feet 2 inches at 5 feet; bole, 40 feet. 



In her letter giving the information already quoted, Miss 

 Cathcart states — " There is also a fine old Beech on the lawn 

 near the house, and there are many rare trees that were planted 

 by my father on the avenue, among them a good specimen of 

 a Black Gean or Cherry." 



This Beech measures 14 feet 6 inches at 5 feet; lx)le, 11 feet; 

 •spread, 93^ feet; girth-increase in ten years, averaging 1'05 

 inch a year — a good rate for a healthy Beech in full foliage. 

 The Black Gean we did not see. 



The dimensions of the Auchendrane trees already referred to 

 and of others there are given in the accompanying table. 



I have to thank Dr. A. Henry, F.L.S., for naming a number 

 of the species and varieties. 



July, 1906. — On a visit to the place this month, the forester 

 pointed out a \ree not previously noticed, which proved to be 

 Pyrus Sorbus, Gaertn., the true Service Tree. It has a girth of 

 5 feet 6 inches at 5 feet, and a lx)le of 9 feet. There is reason 

 to believe that this may be the largest example of Pyrus Sorbus 

 in Scotland. 



