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consists of 27 larches in all, 12 Norway spruce, i sil- 

 ver fir, I Weymouth pine, I Scotch pine, and various 

 minor growths. "It may be noted that the three largest 

 trees, B, C, E, are still as healthy and vigorous as 

 the smaller ones, as their increase of growth and 

 outward appearance indicates. Taking the girth at 

 20 feet from the ground, for example, B increased be- 

 tween 1 84 1 and 1850, 7 inches in girth, and made 

 24 feet 10 inches 6" cubic contents of wood, and also 

 between 1850 and 1881, 12 inches in girth, and 96 

 feet 10 inches 6" cube of wood. C increased in the 

 same period of 10 years 8 inches in girth, and made 65 

 feet 7 inches 3" cube of timber, and between 1850 

 and 1 88 1, i foot 5 inches in girth, and 147 feet i 

 inch 4." cube of timber. E likewise increased in the 

 same periods 5 inches, and made 4 1 feet 6' 8" cube of 

 timber, and 1 2 inches of girth, and 84 feet 1 1 inches 

 8'' cube of timber. 



The tree marked C is decidedly the noblest and 

 best grown of the group, and although it girths less 

 at the base than some others, it yet carries its thick- 

 ness to a greater height than any of them, and is, 

 indeed, as near a perfect tree as can be seen in this or 

 any other land, whether in point of value or nobleness 

 of growth. 



The whole scene of Paradise irresistibly recalls to 

 mind the sublime theme of the immortal Milton, and 

 inspires us with a glowing desire to see the once beau- 

 tiful garden grounds of Paradise on the Don, now almost 

 effaced, again restored to their pristine glory; and 



