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Post Prandial Postscript.— Before placing this paper in the hands of our 

 Secretary I may add, by way of P.S., some account of the fine old trees we have 

 seen to-day at Croft Park and Ambery. We were first taken to a grove of splen- 

 did old Spanish Chestnuts, containing some trees of grand proportions and extreme 

 old age. One measured 20ft. 9in. in girth at the club level of 5ft. and another, a 

 magnificent old fellow, was 22ft. round and had a large and long horizontal limb 

 about 8ft. from the ground, which was itself 10ft. Sin. in girth. Another tree waa 

 noticed of such weird and fantastic form as to draw forth the expression from one 

 of its admirers that no one but Dor(^ could do justice to it in sketching it. On 

 our walk up to the Ambery we saw very many tine trees, amongst them one 

 measuring 24ft. 3in., and another 23ft. 6in. On the old earth works of the Ambery 

 itself a venerable beech measured 15ft. 6in., and a remarkably fine ash 17ft. lOin. 

 On the return walk down the dingle a number of very large larches were pointed 

 out, one of which was 10ft. in girth, and from actual measurement taken some 

 time ago was found to be 140ft. high ! An unusually large tulip tree was also 

 shown us, estimated .at above 50ft. high, and at the regulation height from the 

 ground was found to be Oft. 9in. in girth ; perhaps the largest tree of its kind 

 known. 



These particulars give but a very faint idea of the sylvan beauties we have 

 seen to-day. Indeed, we must all admit that the walk of to-day has been unsur- 

 passed, nay, unequalled, by any field excursion we have ever made. Our thanks 

 are due to the proprietor of this charming domain for permission to inspect it, and 

 most especially to the kind guidance of the Rev. J. Edwards, the rector of Croft, 

 who took every pains to point out all that was worth seeing, and accompanied us 

 in our long and most delightful ramble. 



