CHAP. CV. CORYLA‘CEE. QUE’/RCUS. 1855 
combe oak in the’ Exeter Nursery, as it appears in its deciduous 
state, from January to May; showing faithfully the stately erect 
growth of the bole, and the graceful disposition of the branches. 
This tree has been only 35 years planted: its height is 50 ft.; 
the circumference of the trunk, at 1 ft. from the ground, is 8 ft. 6 in., 
and the diameter of the head is 38 ft. Sketch No. 2. (our fig. 1713.) 
represents the same tree in full foliage, as it appears from May to 
January.—Robert T. Pince. Exeter, April 4, 1837.” ; 
Statistics. Q.C,. Lucombeana. In the environs of London, in the Fulham Nursery, it is 
60 ft. Gin. high ; at Syon, it is 65 ft. high, diameter of the trunk 2 ft. 7 in., and of the head 
37ft.; in the Mile End Nursery, it is 45ft. high, with a trunk 5 ft. Gin. in girt.—South of Lon- 
don. In Cornwall, at Carclew, near Penryn, it is 82 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 3 ft., 
and of the head 40 ft. In Devonshire, at Killerton, 80 years planted, it is 73 ft. high, the 
diameter of the trunk 3 ft. 6 in., and of the head 62 ft. ; at Bystock Park, 24 years planted, 
it is 40 ft. high ; in the Exeter Nursery, 52 years planted, it is 60 ft. high, diameter of the 
trunk 3 ft. 6 in., and of the head 4) ft. In Dorsetshire, at Melbury Park, 25 years planted, 
it is 55 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 3 ft., and of the head 25ft. In Somersetshire, 
at Leigh Court, 50 years planted, and 80 ft. high; 14 years planted, it is no less than 50 ft. 
high, circumference of the trunk 3 ft. G6 in., and diameter of the head 20 ft.: at Nettle- 
combe, 80 years planted, it is 59 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 3 ft., and of the 
head 46ft.: at Hestercombe, it is 56 ft. high, and the trunk 6 ft. 10 in. in circumference. 
In Wiltshire, at Wardour Castle, 40 years planted, it is 50 ft. high, the diameter of the 
trunk 2ft. 6in., and of the head 54ft.— North of London. In Berkshire, at White 
Knights, 26 years planted, it is 27 ft. high, with a trunk 5ft. in circumference. In 
Cheshire, at Eaton Hall, 13 years planted, it is 20ft. high. In Essex, at Audley End, 
68 years planted, it is 40 feet high, the cireumference of the trunk 6 ft. 6 in., and diameter 
of the head 51 ft.- In Lancashire, at Latham House, 27 years planted, it is 43 ft. high, the 
diameter of the trunk 13in., and of the head 32ft. In Nottinghamshire, at Clumber 
Park, it is 50 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 1 ft. 10in., and that of the head 50 ft. 
In Oxfordshire, in the Oxford Botanic Garden, 30 years planted, it is 30ft. high. In 
Norfolk, at Merton Hall, it is 66 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 1 ft., and that of the 
head 46 ft. In Pembrokeshire, at Stackpole Court, 30 years planted, it is 48 ft. high, the 
diameter of the trunk 1 ft. 6in., and that of the space covered by the branches 30ft. In 
Warwickshire, at Berkswell, 50 years planted, it is 48 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 
Sft. 9in., and of the head 22ft. In Worcestershire, at Croome, 55 years planted, it is 
79 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 2 ft., and of the head 50 ft. ; another tree, 30 years 
lanted, is 45 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk is 2ft., and of the head 30 ft.—In Scot- 
and. In Ayrshire, ‘at Doonside, 46 years planted, it is 40 ft. ‘high, the diameter of the 
trunk 2ft., and of the head 39 ft. In the Stewartry of Kircudbright, at St. Mary’s Isle, 
it is 49ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 2ft., and of the head S6ft. In Renfrew- 
shire, at Erskine House, 23 years planted, it is 28 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 
7in. In Cromarty, at Coul, 20 years planted, it is 32 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 
13in., and of the head 18 ft. In Forfarshire, at Kinnaird Castle, 55 years old, it is 45 ft. 
high, the diameter of the trunk 2 ft. 6in., and of the head 36ft. In Perthshire, in Dick- 
son and Turnbull’s Nursery, 40 years old, it is 54 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 2 ft., 
and that of the head 26 ft.—In Ireland. In the environs of Dublin, at Castletown, 50 ft. 
high, the diameter of the trunk 2ft. 6in., and that of the head 38 ft. In the county of 
Cork, at Castle Freke, it is 39ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 2 ft., and of the head 
50 ft. In Fermanagh, at Castle Coole, it is 46 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 2 ft. 
6in., and that of the head 57 ft. In Louth, at Oriel Temple, 60 years planted, it is 67 ft. 
high, the diameter of the trunk 2 ft., and of the head 46 ft. 
*** Foliage evergreen, or very nearly so. Leaves varying from dentate 
to sinuate. Cups of the Acorns bristly. 
This section consists entirely of subvarieties of the Lucombe oak, 
which differ from the parent in being nearly evergreen; and respecting 
which the following observations have been obligingly sent to us by 
Mr. Pince :—“ These subvarieties were all raised by the present Mr. Lu- 
combe, from acorns gathered from the old Lucombe oak, about 45 years 
ago (1792). Of the first three of these, there are large specimens in the 
Exeter Nursery; being the original trees selected by Mr. Lucombe, and 
from which the plants exposed for sale are propagated. These fine 
trees,” Mr. Pince continues, “ which are the admiration of all who visit 
the Exeter Nursery, differ in many very material respects from their 
arent, butin nothing so much as being evergreen. There is a peculiarity 
in these trees, however, as evergreens, which deserves to be noticed. It 
is, that in the month of May, when the young leaves burst forth, the old 
ones, which are still quite fresh and green, are entirely and simul- 
taneously cast off, so that the tree appears bare; but so rapid is 
the change, that a few days suffice to clothe it afresh in full verdure. 
Therefore, although these varieties are, to a great extent, decidedly 
evergreen, they cannot strictly come under that denomination. The 
bark is very corky, and the leaves are of a glossy blackish green 
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