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found to have a girth of 21 feet 11^ inches at the narrowest 

 part of the short bole, on an irregular line about IJ feet to 

 2J feet from the ground. The trunk begins to divide, at about 

 3 feet up, into thirteen or fourteen large limbs, the largest of 

 •which is over 8 feet in girth at the base. The tree is situated 

 on sloping ground near the river, and these figures refer to the 

 lower side. In November, 1899, the height of the tree was 

 44 feet; the diameter of the spread of the branches was 85^ 

 feet in a line parallel to the river, and 85J feet at right angles 

 to the course of the river — an increase of 18 inches in each 

 direction since our previous measm-ement in March, 1896. At 

 this last date the circumference of the branches was 256 feet. 

 In November, 1899, tlie figures were — girth, 21 feet 2f inches; 

 spread, 81 feet 10 inches. In the Highland and Agricultural 

 Society's Transactions, 1865, details are given — girth, 19 feet 

 6 inches; greatest spread of branches, 67 feet 6 inches; circum- 

 ference, 205 feet; area, 3,.330 feet. The height at which the 

 girth was taken is not given, nor is it stated in which direction 

 was the gi'eatest spread of branches; but, assuming that these 

 are the same as those to which our figures refer, the follow- 

 ing comparisons may be of interest, although they cannot be 

 definitely taken as strictly correct: — 



Inches. 



20f 



3 



_!i 



29i 

 Our measurements, Nov., '89, April, '02, 8f 



1863 or (1864), 

 Nov., 1889, 

 Mar., 1896, 

 Nov., 1899, 

 April, 1902, 



Girth. 

 Ft. In. 

 19 6 

 21 2i 

 21 7 

 21 10 

 21 IH 



YcBie. 



say 27 

 6 

 4 

 2 



39 

 12 



Rate per annum. 



•77 

 •71 

 •75 

 •75 



•75 

 •73 



Diameter of Spread. 



1863 (or 1864), 

 Nov., 1889, 

 Mar., 1896, 

 Nov., 1899, 



Ft. In. 

 67 6 

 81 10 



84 



85 6 



Increase. 

 Ft. In. 



14 4 

 2 2 

 1 6 



Years. 



say 27 

 6 

 4 



Rate per annum. 

 Inches. 



6-37 

 4-33 

 4-50 



18 37 5 84 



Our measurements, Nov. , '89, Nov. , '99, 3 8 10 440 



