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exactly 100 cubic feet. The height is 67 feet, and the spread of 

 branches is GO feet in diameter. Soil, a strong clayey loam, on 

 gravel. 



No. 10. Locust-Tree {Robinia Pseud- Acacia). — This tree would 

 seem, from the numerous fine specimens growing on this estate, to 

 be well suited for Kent. Two of the largest are growing at Holly- 

 dale, close to the public road from Farnborough to Keston. The 

 largest has a stem girth of 14 feet 10 inches at a yard from the 

 ground, the height being 78 feet, and the diameter of branches 54 

 feet. The otlier girths, at 3 feet and 5 feet up, 11 feet 8 inches 

 and 11 feet 7 inches, and contains 110 feet of wood. One of the 

 largest limbs, which girthed 8 feet, was broken off this tree some 

 years ago, but it is otherwise perfect. The height is 78 feet, and 

 the diameter of branches 54 feet. 



No. 11. Plane-Tree {Platanus orientalis). — On the lawn at 

 Holly dale there is growing a large and weU-furnished oriental plane. 

 The height is 78 feet, diameter of branches 75 feet, girth of stem 

 at 3 feet and 5 feet from the ground 1 1 feet 5 inches and 9 feet 

 10 inches, cubic contents 118 feet. This tree is growing in plastic 

 loam, resting on roughish gravel, and exposed on all sides. There 

 are many other specimens in various parts of the ground, but the 

 one just mentioned is, perhaps, the largest, oldest, and most orna- 

 mental of any on the property. There are several varieties of 

 plane, but P. acerifolia is the best and most distinct. 



No. 12. Ash. — Of this tree there are very few remarkable speci- 

 mens, the largest being, at 3 feet and 5 feet from the ground, 17 

 feet 11 inches and 18 feet 7 inches in girth of stem. The height 

 is 68 feet, and the diameter of branches 66 feet. It is growing 

 south-west from Holwood House, and close to the public path 

 which leads through the park to the farm. The centre is hollow 

 for some distance up, but the stem is of perfect shape for the first 

 7 feet, after which it branches, and at 8 feet girths nearly double 

 what it does at 3 feet. 



No. 13. Larch. — The largest Larch on the Hohvood property is 

 growing by the side of "My Lady's" path, a green drive leading 

 from Keston Lodge past the lake. It is not an ornamental tree, 

 but is indeed a great curiosity, the stem being bent in a peculiar 

 manner, although it is otherwise well shaped. At 3 feet and 5 feet 

 from the ground, the stem girths 11 feet 10 inches and 10 feet 

 6 inches, and contains 123 feet of timber. The height is 72 feet, 

 and the diameter of branches is 66 feet. This fine tree is in excel- 



