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The Eyton Oak.— In a meadow near the foot bridge over the Lug, called 

 Coxall Bridge, this very remarkable tree is to be found. It is a mere shell of a 

 pollard oak, but of very great size, and it is still very luxuriant from the number 

 of small boughs it gives off. It is shaped somewhat like a flower pot ; the 

 smallest circumference is at the ground level, where it measures 26ft. at five 

 feet height it has a girth of 33ft., and at 9ft. high it swells out to 41ft. It 

 is open on the west side to within two feet of the ground. All trace of the 

 great boughs it once may have had is gone, but still its foliage covers an area of 

 72ft. by 66ft. The hole is about lift. high. It is altogether a very interesting 

 tree and well worthy of a visit, although it is open to the apostrophe Cowper 

 addressed to the Yardly Oak : 



" Embowell'd now and of thy ancient self 

 Posssssing naught but the scoop'd rind." 



In a meadow at the Court Farm, Eyton, called the Oak Meadow, were 

 scattered other Oak trees giving the respectivo girths of 16ft. 6in. • 15ft 3in • 

 14ft. 6in., and 14ft. 



The Longworth Elms.-Iu the meadows at Longworth, the seat of 

 E. J. Hutchinson, Esq., in the parish of Lugwardine, the Elms are very fine, and 

 in full beauty and luxuriance. In what is called "The Exchange Field," through 

 which the main approach to the house passes, there are many of them, partly 

 the remains of old avenues and partly standing as single trees. A walk round 

 tape m hand produced the following results of their circumference :-16ft 2in 

 a very handsome well balanced tree; 15ft. 2in., spreading out to much more at 

 ground level; 16ft. 10in., has lost some of its large boughs; 15ft • 15ft 6in • 

 16ft. 5in. ; 15ft. 5in. ; 15ft. ; 14ft. Sin. ; until the finest of the number ne"ar the' 

 entrance gate by the house measured 17ft. 7in. in girth. This tree is very fine 

 and carries up its main stem for about 70 feet, and attains the height of about 

 117 feet. 



On the croquet lawn by the house four lofty trees form a handsome group 

 and measure respectively 14ft. 2in. ; 12f. 6in. ; 10ft. 9in. ; and 13ft 7in In 

 the Park, a tree which has lost its top measured 15ft. lOin. ; another 17ft 5in ■ 

 and still another 17ft. 5in. ; but these latter trees are all past their prime' 

 and encourage fungus growth. In the Moat Meadow two others attracted a 

 passing a notice, and were found to measure 15ft. lOin. and 14ft. 3in respec 

 tively. * 



If the growth of the Elm is a test for the richness of the soil-' 'A good Elm 

 never grew on bad ground," says the country proverb-happy should be the pos- 

 sessor of Longworth. 



Ledbury Elms. - Several fine Elms in the Ledbury district have alreadv 

 b<en noticed in the Transactions. The following additional measurements were 



