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ceeding southward by Camstradden House, two splendid Silver 

 Firs (Picea pectinata) attracted attention. One on the east side 

 of the road has a girth of 14 ft. at 6 ft. up, and rises to a 

 height of 125 ft. This is the highest tree we have yet measured. 

 Nearly equalling it are the White Poplar at Mauldslie Castle, 

 119 ft. in 1899, and the taller of the two celebrated Silver Firs 

 at Rosneath, 118 ft. in 1899 (the other being 106 ft.). Not 

 far below these are a Beech at Daldowie, 111 ft. in 1899, and 

 a Silver Fir at Auchendrane, 110 ft. on 10th June, 1905. Next 

 comes the Silver Fir at Camstradden, on the west side of the 

 road, with a height of 105 ft. in 1899, probably 108 or 109 ft. 

 now, as the other tree has grown 3 to 4 ft. since then. It has 

 a much greater girth than the taller tree, being 17 ft. 7^ ins. 

 at 6 ft., and among all the Silver Firs we have measured is 

 excelled only by the two at Rosneath, which were, in 1903, 

 22 ft. 4J ins. and 21 ft. 11^ ins. respectively at 4 ft. 6 ins. up, 

 the narrowest parts of rough boles. 



On the shores of Loch Lomond, at Camstradden Bay, Scutel- 

 laria galericulata, Linn., was foimd. 



Near Arnburn, on the side of the highway, is a fine Sweet 

 Chestnut (Castanea sativa, Mill.), measuring 14 ft. 4 ins. in cir- 

 cumference at 5 ft. ; bole, 12 ft. It is the largest yet recorded in 

 Dumbartonshire, and it is to be hoped that the Road Trustees 

 will «pare it. 



At the entrance, in Glen Finlas, to Rossdhu is a fine Yew tree 

 (Taxus haccata, Linn.), also the largest recorded for the county. 

 It has a height of 38 ft. and a girth of 13 ft. 6A ins. at 7 ft. 8 ins. 

 from the road, or 3 ft. 8 ins. from the top of a mound surround- 

 ing the tree. Near this lodge a Thuja gigatitea, 58 ft. high, an 

 Elm with a curious curly leaf, and a Picea excelsa, rifiing to a 

 height of 86 ft., with a girth of 9 ft. at 5 ft. up, were seen. 

 Specimens of the Elm were sent to Dr. A. Henry, who replies 

 that '■ the Elm is Ulmus campestris, var. antarctica." 



In the park near Rossdhu House are a Scots Fir (Pinus 

 sylvestris, Linn.), with a fine bole of about 40 ft. ; height, 68 ft. ; 

 girth, 11 ft. 5 ins. at 5 ft. ; and an Evergreen Oak (Quercus 

 Ilex, Linn.), girth, 6 ft. 4J ins. at 4 ft. ; bole, 8 ft. On a ridge 

 beside the house is a fine Douglas Fir (Abies douglasii, Lindl.), 

 12 ft. If ins. at 4 ft. These three trees are also the largest of 

 their kinds yet known in Dumbartonshire. 



