160 The Forest Trees of Wiltshire. 
thrown out at the commencement of this paper, namely, that the 
localities where they exist should be communicated to the secretaries 
of the Wiltshire Archeological Society, ample materials would 
be provided, and full justice be done to that subject which has been 
so imperfectly treated here. To persons scientifically inclined, the 
ARBORETUM at Bowood is full of interest; for not only are there 
specimens of almost every known tree, but they are placed 
geographically, the ground being laid out on the plan of a map, 
and the specimens planted, as far as practicable, in the latitude 
and longitude of their natural habitat. But it is not in the Arbo- 
retum alone that specimens of newly introduced, scarce, and curious 
trees are to be found there. They abound in every part of the 
pleasure grounds, where perhaps, the largest collection of the finest 
specimen plants of all the known varieties of the Cedar, Pine, and 
Fir tribe, and of the Taxads in this county may be seen. The 
Wetineronta GicANTEA is of too recent introduction for any 
very large ones to be expected; but there are some very fine young 
trees at Bowood. That the next generation will see this noble tree 
a hundred feet high, probably much more, and with a trunk quite 
commensurate in size with its height, there is no reason to doubt ; 
the rapidity and vigour of its growth, and its hardiness, showing 
that the soil and climate of Great Britain are perfectly suited to 
it. Roundway Park, too, may boast of fine specimens of this and 
of other trees of recent introduction ; and besides, though there 
are no very old or gigantic trees of any kind (the old Scotch fir 
excepted), there are in the park and park-like fields sloping down 
‘towards the “Iron Pear Tree Farm,” many fine oaks. Thus the 
head-quarters of the Archeological Society being at Devizes, those 
interested in it, residing there or near by, have excellent oppor- 
tunities, in Roundway and Bowood of gratifying their taste for 
the study of trees of all kinds. 
“The Wiltshire Weed.’’—It has just been brought under the 
writer’s notice that the elm is, in some parts, popularly called 
“The Wiltshire Weed,” and this notification was probably kindly 
intended as a help to the indigenous side of the question ; but with 
all thanks and gratitude, it is not very clear how it helps it at all. 
