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authenticated record. It was solemnly measured in 1744 



before two justices of the peace, with the following 



results : — 



Ft. In. 



Girth of trunk 6 inclies up, 42 8^ 



,, ,, at narrowest, . . . . . 30 7 



,, top of trunk, where grains branch, . . 35 9 



,, largest grain, . . . . . . 23 9 



,, smallest grain, . . . . . . 13 2f 



These dimensions are well borne out by a print of 1750, 

 a copy of which was sent to Sir liobert by Mr. Hutchison. 

 The tree was in a state of decay when measured, 1)ut its 

 remains were not cut down till about 35 years ago. 



5. KiNFAUNS Chestnut. — Another veteran of the past, 

 cut down in 1760. Girth at 4 feet up, 22 feet G inches 

 (Dr. Walker). 



English Chestnuts. — 1. Tortworth Chestnut, Glou- 

 cestershire. — Even the Finavon giant seems dwarfed by 

 this wonderful tree, of which the following measurements 

 have been published : — 



(«) Girth at 6 feet up, 51 feet 6 inches, stem not hollow, but the boughs 

 few and small (Bradley's Phil. Acct. of Works of Nature, 1739). 



(h) Girth at 6 feet up, 46 feet 6 inelies in 1759 (Mr. K. Marshara). 



(c) In 1776 girthed 50 feet at 6 feet, and one of its limbs 28J feet at 

 5 feet from the stem (Strutt's Sylva Biit., 1822). 



{d) In 1877 it still survived as a ruin, with a hollow trunk, throwing 

 out shoots to a height of 40 feet. When carefully measured for 

 Mr. Hutchison, the girth at 1 foot was 45 feet 9 inches, and at 

 5 feet, 47 feet 9 inches. 



2. In Lord Petke's Park, Writtle, Essex, a chestnut 

 42 feet 5 inclies in girth at 3^ feet, the narrowest part; 

 46 feet 1 inch at 5 feet; 49 feet 5| inch at 6 feet. — Mr. 

 R. Marsham, 175 5. 



3. Largest of " Thi;ee Sisters," Bachymbyd, North 

 Wales (Mr. Cornwallis West of Puthin Castle, 1878). 

 Girth at one foot, 36 feet 6 inches; at 5 feet, 34 feet 6 

 inches; at 7 feet, 35 feet 4 inches. Height about 70 

 feet. 



4. CoiniAM Park Chestnut. — 35 feet 2 inches at the 

 ground, 29 feet at 3 feet, 33 feet at 12 feet, and 40 feet 

 at the division into limbs. — Strutt's Sylva Brit., 1822. 



5. Cj'.oft, Hereford. — 25 feet 6 inches at 5 feet up. — 

 Trans. Woolhope Club, 1870. 



