MEASUREMENTS OF NOTABLE TREES AT EGLINTON CASTLE. 401 
Date. Girth. At Bole. 



: Ft. In. |Ft. In. | Feet. 
35. ye (Larix europea, | Sept., 1896, | 8 93 |5 0 |50 
5 en 5 = ‘ 
36. Common Maple (Acer 
campestre, Linn.), . : } Sept, 1896, G F970 
37. Great Maple (Acer Pseudo- 
Ae taba Linn.), Deer | }Sept., 1896, 13+ 24) > 0 10 
ar’ ; ; 
2S a Tite Pea + | Qet. 1999, | 11 102 |5 0 | 15 
t., 1889, 8 4 8 10 
39. Do., near Corshill Gates, ied 1899, 8 103 piers 
Sept., 1889, 411 4 3 
40. Do., do., {ieech, 199 | 5 1gf| —2 {31 
ee ee eet, Lint); }Oct., 1s99, | 10113 |5 0 | 13 
eo" 
42, Do., do, . Oct., 1899, 1 145" 02° 118 
43. Do., near ‘‘ Angles,” Oct., 1899, 6 4 5 0 30 
oe ee ~ (Quercus \ May, is99, | 5 23 |110 
45. Scotch ‘ipediaaal sylvestris, June, 1892, 10 11 37 7 
Linn.), - | Sept., 1896, 1 at 
46. Black an (Populus \ March, 1899, 8 43 |5 0* | 50 
? ’ ° . 
1 Height, 57 ft. * Height, 50 ft. * A large branch goes off at 8 ft. 
INCREASE IN GIRTH. 


Species. Years. 
Inches. Yearly Average. 
5. Beech, . . , : if 8 1:14 inch, 
6. Do., - . ? . 4 fully. 2 1 " 
7 Aum D fa RAR : : . | Say, 23 3 120 uw 
ME. Do, : . ve . Say, 44 Lie: 88 ou 
13. Do., . . . . 7 54 7905 a 
16. Do., 7 63 “O81 
18. Do., 9 64 69 on 
19) DO: icc . | .“ 9 6 65 on 
20. Do., cut-leaved,. . \Say, 22 3 PIO 
39. Great Maple, : 9 31 a3) Shy, 
40. Do., 9 23 30 on 
_ The first two Beeches noted in the foregoing table are among the 
largest in Ayrshire. The one near the Castle (No. 6), although less 
in girth than the other, is a finer tree, being taller and having a 

