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points and at stated periods — Examples — Dr. 

 Christison's and Dr. Beddoe's measurements — Mr. 

 Bowman's method — Trephine — Objections — Tra- 

 ditional accounts — Fallacies — Rate of growth in 

 old trees — Periods of rest and growth ... 47 



CHAPTER V 



Causes of variation in growth — Retardation and accelera- 

 tion — Pollarding — its meaning — Frequency — 

 Causes — Results — Rings of wood — Hollow trunks 

 becoming solid ....... 66 



CHAPTER VI 



Notable trees and their measurements — in England and 

 Wales — in Scotland and in Ireland — All trees of 

 10 feet in girth and upwards — Trees of 30 feet in 

 girth and upwards, in England and Wales . 81 



CHAPTER VII 



Why planted in churchyards — Druidical, Roman, and 

 Christian customs — Early English writers — Funeral 

 customs — Symbolism — Shelter of buildings — For 

 providing bow wood — Hansard's objections — 

 Planted in churchyards in Germany and Normandy 96 



CHAPTER VIII 



Characters of yew wood — Uses — Manufacture — Value 



— 'Saint's Yew 107 



