376 Mr Sadler's NoUa on Memorial Trees. 



Circumference of stem at 1 ft. from ground 45*30 in. 

 ,, ,, at 3 ft. from ground 37'90 ,, 



,, ,, at 5 ft. from ground 34*80 ,, 



It is not a handsome tree, having evidently been raised 

 from a cutting. It is growing at the west of the garden 

 near the " View of Edinburgh." 



3. Ahies Albertiana^ Murray. xi. Bridgesii, Kellog, 

 Prince Albert's Fir, or the Californian Hemlock Spruce. 

 Planted by H.R.H. Prince Alfred, now Duke of Edinburgh, 

 on 5th June 1863. The tree, which stands in the wood on 

 the west side of the garden, measured, on 20th September 

 1881,— 



Height, . ■. . . . 24Ht. 



Circumference of stem at 1 ft. from base, 15*80 in. 

 „ „ 3 ft. from base, 14*30 ,, 



,, ,, 5 ft. from base, 10*50 ,, 



This tree was introduced into Britain in 1851 by the 

 Oregon Association of Edinburgh, through John Jeffrey, 

 their collector, and named in honour of the late lamented 

 Prince Consort, who was Patron of the Association. 



4. Sequoia {Wellingtonia) gigantea, Lindl. Mammoth 

 tree of California. Planted by the late Sir Robert 

 Christison, Bart., in July 1861. It stands in front of 

 the main entrance gate. On 20th September 1881, it 

 measured, — 



Height, 24J ft. 



Stem (circumference) at 1 ft. from ground, 61*50 in. 

 ,, „ 3 ft. from ground, 47*50 ,, 



„ ,, 5 ft. from ground, 41*50 „ 



At the time the tree was planted it was between 6 and 

 7 feet high. 



5. Thuja gigantea {T. Lohhii). Gigantic Arbor-vitae. 

 Planted by H.R.H. Prince William of Hesse, on 24th 

 October 1863. Height of tree on 20th September 1881, 

 12f ft.; circumference at 1 foot from ground 11*90 in. It 

 is growing in the wood on the west side of the garden. 



6. Retinospora ohtusa. Japanese " Tree of the Sun." 

 Planted by the Countess of Rosslyn, on 2nd June 1879. 

 Height of tree on 20th September 1881, 7 ft. 10 in. ; cir- 

 cumference at 1 ft. from ground 7 in. The plant is re- 



