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ornamental. The bark is another striking feature of these trees, 

 the cork in some instances being 3^ inches thick, deeply furrowed, 

 and of a pleasant light buflF colour. 



No. 6. Lime. — Formirifj a triangle on the lawn in front of Hol- 

 wood House are three unusually large specimens of this tree, all 

 in perfect health, as is evident by their well-developed heads. Their 

 dimensions are as follows : — No. 1 — Girth of stem at 3 feet and 5 

 feet up 9 feet 5 inches and 8 feet 9 inches, and containing 140 

 feet of timber. No. 2 is 10 feet 6 inches in girth at 3 feet, and 

 9 feet 7 inches at 5 feet up, and contains 218 feet of timber. No. 

 3 is 8 feet 8 inches and 8 feet 3 inches in girth of stem at 3 feet 

 and 5 feet from the ground, and contains 110 feet of timber. The 

 three specimens are of an equal height — 87 feet — the combined 

 spread of branches being 87 feet in diameter. These trees form 

 a well-matched trio, and are, when in full leaf, objects of much 

 interest. Another excellent example of the lime is growing close 

 to the path from Hollydale House to the lake. At 3 feet and 

 5 feet up the well-rounded stem girths 11 feet 4 inches and 10 feet 

 3 inches, the spread of branches covering a space of 61 feet in 

 diameter. The stem at 1 1 feet up divides into a number of limbs, 

 and these shooting upwards to a height of 81 feet, as well as 

 ramifying in all directions, form a head of great beauty. The soil 

 is of good quality, being a strong clayey loam, with a svibsoil of 

 gravel. All over the estate the lime grows with the greatest 

 luxuriance, and produces clean timber of large size. At Keston 

 Lodge there is a path lined on one side with limes, while at 

 Hollydale one of the drives runs along an avenue of this tree, and, 

 during the heat of summer, is a deliciously cool retreat. 



No. 7. Elm. — The largest and most beautiful specimen of the 

 English Elm on this estate is growing close to the drive, and 

 within 150 yards of the front door of Holwood House. At 3 feet 

 up this fine tree girths 12 feet 6 inches, and at 5 feet 11 feet 10 

 inches, and contains 157 feet of timber. The height is 83 feet, and 

 the spread of branches 69 feet. As regards the quality of soil on 

 which this gigantic tree is growing, little can be said in its favour, 

 it being for the greater part a poor gravel, overlaid with a small 

 quantity of loam. Another grand elm stands without the garden 

 wall at Hollydale, and close to the little gate leading to the lake. 

 This specimen girths 12 feet at 3 feet up, and 10 feet 11 inches at 

 5 feet, the cubic contents being 213 feet. The height of the tree 

 is 89 feet, and the branches extend over a space 81 feet in diameter. 



