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Notes on Memorial Trees Flunted in the Eoijal Botanic 

 Garden, Edinhurejli. i>y John Sadler, Curator. 



(ReadlSth July 1882.) 



The following are some notes as to the measurements of 

 a few of the memorial trees in the lioyal Botanic Garden, 

 Edinburgh, at the planting of which I was present. The 

 old yew, the beautiful weeping birch, and other trees 

 brought from the old garden in Leith Walk in ]824, were 

 no doubt planted by gentlemen who then took an interest 

 in the new garden. 



1. Qtiermis conferta, Kit. (^. pannonica, Hort.) The 

 Hungarian Oak. Planted by the late Sir William Gibson- 

 Craig, Bart., of Riccarton, on the 4th November 1865, 

 in commemoration of the amalgamation of the Experi- 

 mental Garden (the Royal Caledonian Horticultural 

 Society's Garden) with the Koyal Botanic Garden. The 

 tree is very vigorous, and has made wonderful growth 

 since 1865. Dr IMasters states (Bot, Sac. Trans. Edin., 

 vol. xii. p. 437) that the measurements of the tree iu 

 1875 were as follows :— 



Height 20 ft. 



Spread of branches 36 ft. 



Circumference of stem 28 in. 



On 20th September 1881 I carefully measured the 

 plant, and found it as follows : — 



Height, 29 ft. 6 in. 



Circumference of stem at 1 ft. from base, 33*40 ,, 

 ,, ,, 2 ft. from base, 31'60 ,, 



3 ft. from base, 31-20 „ 

 This tree w^as one of those which the late Sir Robert 

 Christison, Bart., periodically measured. 



2. Cedrus Deodara, Loudon (G. Indica, De Cand.) 

 Indian Cedar. Introduced into Britain in 1831 by the 

 Hon. W. Leslie Melville; planted by H.R.H. the Prince 

 of Wales on 8th August 1859. Having been present on 

 the occasion, I think that tlie plant was then, as far as I 

 can remember, between 8 and 9 ft. high. When measured 

 un 20th September 1881 it was as follows : — 



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