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At Shobdon there are a great number of beecb.es, but few of any size. 

 Most of them are healthy vigorous trees of 50 or 60 years old, but th'-re are 

 one or two larger ones— one of 16 feet 9 inches in circumference, and one near 

 the house which rivals the Brampton Brian trees themselves. I am informed 

 that it is 19 feet 8i inches in circumference, and is a healthy well-gro»n tree. 

 There « as formerly a very large beech on the Shobdon Court estate, which for 

 regularity of outline and beauty of growth is seldom equalled, but it was blown 

 down last winter. It measured 16 feet in girth. 



The annexed table gives some further particulars : — 



Date of 

 Situation. Circumf 



Brampton Brian Park 21ft. 



Shobdon Court Garden .... 19ft. 



Brampton Brian Park 19ft. 



Shobdon Court, The Hayes 16ft. 



Brampton Brian Park 16ft. 



Croft Castle, ground in front 15ft. lOin 



Ditto, Ambury 15ft. 



Ditto, grounds in front . . . loft. 



Ditto, Pokehouse 15ft. 



Ditto, grounds in front... 14ft. 



Ditto, Ambury 14ft. 



Ditto, grounds in front... 13ft. 

 Ditto, Ambury, and grounds 



in front too .'.. 13ft. 



Holm Lacy Park 12ft. 



Stoke Edith 12ft. 



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