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branch. At this height it must he between 8 and 9 feet in girth. 

 Trees of this description are seldom to be met with, having such a 

 girth and length, and so straight. The spread of branches of this 

 handsome tree is 75 feet, while its entire height is a little over 100 

 feet. 



No. 24 is a very tall beech, also in Chance Wood, which at 

 1 foot up is 1 4 feet 6 inches round ; and at 5 feet is 9 feet 8 

 inches, rising to the unusual height of 65 feet (to the first branch), 

 its stem as straight as an arrow, clean and sound. This is certainly- 

 one of the handsomest trees to be seen growing in any county. 

 The spread of its branches is 40 feet, while the apex reaches to 

 110 feet high. Many trees in this wood are of much larger 

 dimensions, but not so clean, tall, and handsome. 



No. 25 is an evergreen oak, growing on a loamy soil, by the 

 side of the turnpike road near Bidborough. It is 13 feet 9 inches 

 at 1 foot up, and at 5 feet high it is 9 feet 9 inches in ch'cumfer- 

 ence; at 7 feet high it sends out four branches, expanding 68 feet 

 from tip to tip ; and at the height of 1 3 feet, where it is 8 feet 

 round, it sends out a profusion of branches, two of which are each 



5 feet 9 inches in circumference. These two branches were a 

 few years ago bolted together with a 1 J inch iron bolt, to prevent 

 them being split asunder by wind. The entire height of this 

 beautiful tree is 48 feet. Its outline is very compact and uniform, 

 and of a globular form, with its branches nearly touching the 

 ground all round. It is quite healthy, and makes annual shoots 



6 inches long. It is enclosed for protection by a continuous iron 

 bar fence. 



