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health, which was planted in 1843, is now about 65 feet high, with 
a girth of 6 feet at 3 feet from the ground. 
Among the Pines that were specially noticed were some grand 
specimens of the Californian Pinus insignis, which have assumed 
stately dimensions. This beautiful Pine, which is rather tender in 
inland parts in Great Britain, appears to be seldom injured here even 
in severe winters. The trees were the picture of vigorous health, 
their rich grass-green foliage contrasting well with that of others 
around them. The tallest tree, planted in 1839, was 90 feet high, 
with a girth of 11 feet 1 inch; and another fine example, planted 
at the same time, girthed 12 feet 10 inches, but was only about 
80 feet in height. Mr Herrin informed us that this latter specimen 
was brought from Chiswick when only a seedling half an inch high, 
in the waistcoat-pocket of his predecessor, Mr Philip Frost, who 
for nearly sixty years superintended the planting and nurtured the 
growth of this splendid collection of Conifers; and his mantle has 
fallen on an able successor in Mr Herrin. 
It would be impossible to mention ip detail all the fine specimens 
of coniferous trees that were inspected in this richly wooded domain. 
Through the courtesy of Mr Herrin, however, the following par- 
ticulars are given of a few more of the most notable trees. The 
measurements were made in the autumn of 1891, and the girth was 
taken at 3 feet from the ground. The date of planting is given, 
when known, after the name of the species. 
Abies Albertiana, 1861; 58 feet high, and 5 feet 3 inches in 
girth ; with a spread of branches 48 feet in diameter. A lovely 
tree, with gracefully spreading fan-like branches. 
Abies amabilis, 1847; 48 feet 6 inches high, and 6 feet 6 inches 
in girth. One of the finest of the silver firs, and well furnished 
from the base to about half the height with healthy branches 
sweeping the ground. The upper portion of the tree was, however, 
fast decaying, and had no proper leader. The tree was raised from 
a cutting, which may to some extent, along with the moist site on 
which it grows, account for its present condition. * 
Abies Brunoniana, 1847; 41 feet high; of a spreading, bushy 
habit, with a circumference of 134 feet round the tips of the 
branches. 
Abies cephalonica, 1843; 71 feet high, and 7 feet in girth A 
handsome tree. 
Abies concolor, (syn. A. lasiocarpa), 1857; 51 feet high, and 
5 feet 3 inches in girth. A handsome specimen of a beautiful fir. 
