546 STATE AND PROSPECTS OF ARBORICULTURE IN HAMPSHIRE. 
builder being shy of it, as it is so liable to warp. Price, 8d. to Is. 
per foot. 
There are, of course, many handsome specimens of larch in the 
county, but none of aremarkable size. I notice two in the pleasure 
grounds of Cranbury Park, near Winchester. One has all the 
characteristics of the tree—fine pyramidal shape, with branches 
sweeping the lawn; but the circumference is only 6 ft. 3in. The 
other is in singular contrast, and is remarkable for its bushy habit 
of growth, altogether unlike the larch. Its circumference at 4 ft. 
up, and below the first bough, is 10 ft. 34 in. ; soil, sandy clay, on 
the Lower Bagshot. 
One, at Amport Rectory, near Andover, has a circumference over 
the ivy of 7 ft. 24 in. ; soil, clay, on the chalk, 
At Bramshot Cottage, near Liphook Station, another measures 
over the ivy 8 ft. 2 in.; soil, vegetable mould, on the Lower 
Greensand. 
I think it probable that some, if not all, of the above were 
amongst the first planted in Hampshire, as the situations seem to 
indicate that they were planted at a time when the tree was rare. 
THE Sitver Fir (Picea pectinata). 
This has been principally planted as an ornamental tree. On any 
elevated situation they can be seen towering above all the other 
trees of the forest, forming landmarks as far as the eye can reach. 
The whiteness of the grain, and its satin-like lustre as timber, do 
not seem to be known here. ‘The price is from 6d. to 8d. per foot. 
In Paultons Park there are several fine examples. One to the 
south-east of the mansion has a circumference of 14 ft., and a total 
height of 130 ft. This is a fine tree, feathered almost to the 
ground. The “ Siamese Twins ” may be one tree, they are so closely 
united. Their circumference is 17 ft. 4 in., and that of the largest 
is not less than 13 ft. 6 in., but it could not be accurately measured ; 
soil, sandy clay, on the Bracklesham beds. 
In Grove Place Copse, Nursling, there is one with a circum- 
ference of 11 ft. 24 in., dividing into two at 35 ft. up; sheer 
height, 110 ft. ; soil, clay, on the Bracklesham beds. 
On the high ground in Cranbury Park are several fine specimens, 
which are seen for many miles around. The largest measures 
11 ft. 53 in., and has a height of 130 ft. Near it is one with only 
a girth of 7 ft. 5 in., but attains to the same height as its neigh- 
