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kindly sent to the Honorary Secretary of the Club by Geo. Masefield, Esq. 

 An Elm in the Square Meadow has a circumference of 14ft. 10in., a bole 40ft. 

 high, and a foliage spread 106ft. in diameter. In the kennel field an Elm has a 

 girth of 17ft., with a bole 30ft. high ; and in "Wallfield are two more trees 

 which are 14ft. 2in. and 15ft. lin. in circumstance, and carry up their main 

 stems to the height of 35 feet and 40 feet respectively. 



The Kentchurch Elms. — A long avenue of trees forms the approach to 

 Kentchurch Court, and a noble avenue of fine trees it is. There are also scat- 

 tered trees in the Park of goodly growth. Here are the girth measurements of the 

 finest : 12ft.; 12ft. lin. ; 12ft. 3in. ; 12ft. 4in. ; 12ft. 9in. ; 13ft. 2in. ; 13ft. 6in.; 

 13ft. Sin. ; 13ft. lOin. : 13ft. llin. ; and 14ft. 5in. 



The Cowarne Court;Oak (Q. pedunculate).— The bole of this fine old oak 



still stands erect in the small dingle on the North side of Cowarne Court, [the 



property of Lord Leconfield, where it is railed in for protection. Doubtless 



it 



" Whilom had been the king of the field, 

 And mochel mast to the husband did yield ; 

 And with his nuts larded many swine, 

 But now the gray moss marred his rine." 



The lower part of the tree is swollen out by protuberances to the great 

 circumference of 37ft. Sin., at 5 feet from the ground. From this the trunk 

 rapidly narrowing rises to the height of 25 feet. On the South side, from top to 

 bottom, it presents a dead decaying surface, with a narrow opening into its hollow 

 centre. A short sturdy arm projects to the West, and gives the tree from this 

 side a weird uncanny look. On the North side there is still considerable life re- 

 maining, and amidst the dead boughs much living spray remains. At the foot 

 of the tree elder bushes are growing. 



The Clifford Priory Oak. — On the road side by the Priory Farm at 

 Clifford, stands this old oak, which at 5 feet from the ground gives the good 

 measurement of 25ft. 4in. It is now a hollow trunk some 10ft. high, and split 

 to the "round on the north side. It has, however, still four main branches 

 which are more or less luxuriant and reach a considerable height. It loses 

 much of its dignity in consequence of its standing on a patch of waste ground 

 by the road side, and being hemmed in a good deal. A striking and interesting 

 water-colour picture of it was made by the late T. Lindsay, Esq., of Dulas 

 Cottage, Cusop. 



