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of the first branch, of 15 ft. The branches spread from south- 
west to north-east a distance of 31 yds., the whole tree being on a 
grand scale, its giant arms being singularly impressive as viewed 
from the west. Soil, a deep vegetable mould, on the Hythe beds 
of the Lower Greensand formation. 
The next in size is at Church farm, West Tytherley. It hasa 
girth of 14 ft. 2 in., but does not look so healthy as the one at 
Bramshot. Soil, clay, on the chalk. 
On Mr Tom Cannon’s (the well-known jockey) property at 
Houghton, near Stockbridge, there is a fine tree girthing 
14 ft. OL in. Soil, alluvial, on the chalk. 
Tue Fatse Acacia (Robinia pseud-acacia). 
The false Acacia, as it is commonly called, has been largely 
planted from the time of Cobbett, who so strongly recommended 
it not only for timber but as underwood, to the present. It, how- 
ever, is now only appreciated as an ornamental tree, its beautiful 
white blossoms appearing when most of the earlier flowers, such 
as the horse chestnut, hawthorn, laburnum, etc., are gone. The 
price may be stated at from 6d. to 8d. per foot. 
The following are the largest measured, several of which are in 
an incipient state of decay. No. 1 is at the farm stables, Mottis- 
font Abbey. It has a girth of 8 ft. 9 in. ; clayey loam, on the chalk. 
No. 2 is at Thruxton Rectory, near Andover. It measures 8 ft. 
6 in., and grows on the chalk. No. 3 is at Brambridge House, 
girthing 7 ft. 9 in. ; soil, alluvial, on the plastic clay. No. 4 stands 
in front of the “ White Lion” Inn, Hartford a soil, alluvial, 
in the Lower Bagshot beds. 
THE Cepar or LeBanon (Cedrus Liban). 
This fine tree is to be found in many parks and pleasure grounds 
throughout the county. Amongst them are some grand specimens, 
those at Highclere being the most celebrated as being the first intro- 
duced into Hampshire, which was in the year 1767, but as I have 
not measured them myself I will not give any account of them. 
In Broadlands Park, on the south side of the mansion, by the 
iron gates, there are two which were planted in 1770. They are 
fine trees, but have been for some time losing large boughs from 
heavy snows and tempests. They both girth 15 ft. 2 in. each. Finer 
specimens stand a little further south, but whether of the same 
