150 REPORT ON OLD AND REMARKABLE TREES. 



No. 1 3 is an old beech, growing on a sandy soil near the village 

 of Perubury, and called the Peinbury Beech. At 1 foot high it is 

 22 feet 5 inches round; at 5 feet high it is 13 feet 8 inches; 

 at the height of 27 feet 4 inches it is 11 feet 2 inches; and at 

 the height of 36 feet it measures 8 feet 11 inches round, where it 

 sends out some branches, measuring 7 feet round, which spread 

 out 56 feet, and are crooked and twisted in all manner of 

 shapes and forms ; frequently artists are to be seen sketching 

 the outlines and rustic branches of this fine old venerable beech. 



No. 14 is an old oak tree, growing on a sharp sandy loam 

 in Wilderness home park, one of the seats of the Marquis of 

 Camden, which measures at 1 foot from the ground 23 feet 8 

 inches in circumference; and at 5 feet up it measures 16 feet 10 

 inches, running up with a handsome stem to the height of 30 feet. 

 At this height, giant branches are thrown out in all directions, which 

 expand 100 feet wide, while the height of the tree is only 76 feet. 

 The tips of the branches begin to show signs of decline. 



No. 15 is an old oak, also in Wilderness home park, about 230 

 years of age, and growing on a sandy loam. At 1 foot up it 

 measures 23 feet 10 inches round ; and at 5 feet up it is 17 feet 

 2 inches round, with a straight, clean, and very handsome stem, 

 20 feet to the first of the branches, some of which measure 3 feet 

 through. The entire height is 104 feet, while the spread of its 

 branches is only 91 feet from tip to tip. About one-third of the 

 branches of this tree are dead, or what is called stag-horn topped. 



No. 16 is an oak in Wilderness Park, which is 20 feet 2 inches 

 at 1 foot from the ground; at 5 feet up it is 15 feet 10 inches 

 round ; and at the height of 20 feet it sends out large branches, 

 expanding to the width of 90 feet from tip to tip, while the entire 

 height of the tree is 80 feet. 



No. 17 is a cedar of Lebanon, growing on the lawn at Wilder- 

 ness Park. This tree was planted by the first Marchioness of Cam- 

 den about ninety years ago. It is now a perfect beauty, one of the 

 gems which decorate the lawn of this fine park. At 1 foot from 

 the ground it measures 1 7 feet 5 inches round ; at 5 feet up it 

 measures 15 feet 4 inches ; and at the height of 11 feet it sends 

 out a profusion of branches, which expand to a width of 80 

 feet ; and the entire height is 75 feet. The deep, sombre appear- 

 ance of this tree, which is thickly set with cones of a light- 

 green colour, forms a very striking and pleasing object on the 

 lawn. 



