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ness of the Corporation, after which, on the motion of Sir 

 John Stirling-Maxwell, a hearty vote of thanks was accorded 

 to the Leeds Corporation, Mr Henzell, and Mr Pope, for the 

 highly interesting and instructive day they had provided. 



Studlev Royal and Fountains Abbey. 



On Friday, the last day of the tour, the party proceeded by 

 motor charabancs via Wetherby, Boroughbridge, and Ripon 

 to Studley Royal and Fountains Abbey, the property of the Most 

 Hon. The Marquess of Ripon. Owing to tyre trouble, the second 

 charabanc was held up near Leeds for a considerable time, until 

 another could be sent to the relief of its passengers. The 

 leading charabanc waited for some time at Skelton in the 

 hope of the second arriving, and during this interval a visit 

 was paid to Skelton Church, which is beautifully situated 

 in the park of Newby Hall. 



The members were welcomed to Studley on behalf of the 

 Marquess of Ripon by Mr Oswald H. Wade, the resident 

 agent, who conducted them through the extensive park and 

 pointed out the objects of interest, including many trees of 

 majestic proportions and venerable age (Plate IV.). Special 

 mention must be made of a number of Spanish chestnut 

 trees growing in a sheltered valley. The best, though not 

 the largest, tree measures 112 feet high and 20 feet in girth 

 at 5 feet from the ground. The stump of a blown tree 

 showed extensive ring or cup shake, which is so common in 

 chestnut trees grown in this country. There were also some 

 magnificent oak, sycamore, elm, and two Scots pine, with 

 beautifully clean stems girthing about 1 1 feet at 5 feet from 

 the ground. A fine log of Norway spruce from a tree blown 

 down last December was also seen. The tree was estimated 

 to be about 250 years old, and contained 302 cubic feet of 

 useful timber. A count of the annual rings at 8 feet from the 

 base of the tree showed forty-two rings in the last inch of growth. 

 Other trees noted were a silver fir, an exceptionally large tulip 

 tree, specimens of white and black American spruce, Sequoia 

 sempervirejis, and some remarkably long and clean ash, beech, 

 and sycamore. Mr Wade exhibited a book containing a large 

 number of original drawings of trees prepared in 1837 for 

 Loudon's Arboretum et Fruticetutn Britannicum. Some of these 



