The JRidftemoor Elm, near Leominster, is a very fine tree, and in full 

 luxuriance. It measures 19 feet 5 inches in girtli at 5 feet from the ground, 

 and is very much larger at the base. At about 20 feet from tlie ground it 

 divides into two branches, one of which (juickly separates, and the other shoots 

 xip to a considerable height before doing so. It has met with several casualties 

 from the storms it has encountered, in the loss of some of its tertiary 

 branches, but it is still a healtliy tree, and rises to the height of about 100 

 feet. A court leet was formerly held under this tree. 



[ S^ote. — Tliere is a curious covered walk of elms in Leominster 

 churchyard. They are cut so as to form an arched roof over the 

 broad walks which lead to the south doorway, and along the west side 

 of the churchyard. The ti'ees were planted about 70 years ago by Mr. 

 Francis Woodhouse. ] 



The Westhide Elm is a very picturesque tree, of remarkable size. It is 

 a hollow tree, but still about 80 feet high, and owing to the excrescences on the 

 trunk, measures no less than 34ft, Sin. in girth, at 5 feet from the ground. 



The Castle Green Elms at Hereford are said to have been "transplanted 

 from the Parsonage garden at "Weobley, and presented' to the committee who 

 superintended the original construction and arrangement of the present walks, 

 in the reign of George II., by the Kev. Morgan Evans, vicar of the parish." 



The authority upon which this is stated is not given, but to judge from 

 the trees themselves, it must have been in the earliest years of his reign — 

 perchance on his accession in 1727. Allowing five years for the age of the 

 young trees when planted, they woidd be now 146 years old. There are still 

 twenty-one trees left, and beginning at the corner near the Infirmary, they 

 measure at 5 feet from the ground, 12.C ; 12.7 ; 13.2 ; 12.C; 11.11 ; 12.7; 13.10; 

 10.9; 12.6; 13.5; 12.4; ILS ; 10.2; 10.9; 12.7; ILS; 10.4; 10.6; 12.3; the 

 corner tree, and on to the two near the keeper's house, which measure 12.2 

 and 12.11 respectively, making an average of 12 feet circxtmference. The trees 

 are beginning to show signs of rapid decay, and scarcely a violent storm occurs 

 but that a branch from one or other of them is broken off. 



The Cathedral Close Elms, Hereford, are smaller trees, but from their 

 general condition and apj)earauce would seem to have been xdanted abont the 

 same time. There are ten old trees, and beginning at the corner near St. John's- 

 street they measure 8.3; 9.8; 9.7; 10.4; 8.8. ; 9.11; 9.8; 9.5 ; 9.11; and 9.9 

 respectively. 



The Jtoss Churchijard Elms were formerly much more numerous than 

 they are now. They are believed to have been planted by Kyrle — some say on 

 the restoration of the monarchy of Charles 11. — but it is generally believed that 

 they were not planted until about the j'ear 1700, that is 24 years before Kyrle's 

 death. An archway erected in the prospect bears that date. There are now 

 only twelve trees left, and be^iinning opposite the rectory and going regularly 



