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lat. 67°. A group of the Pinus orientalis has been said, however, to be 
discovered under lat. 69° 30’ near the Russian frontier. Pinus sylves- 
tris grows over the whole country, as far north as East Finmarken, 
and attains rather a higher altitude on the mountains than the last. 
Birch-trees of 70 to 80 feet high, with stems from 9 to 18 feet in cir- 
cumference, are found in several places in Norway, and generally be- 
long to that variety named the Weeping Birch. For many interestin 
remarks, and for the peculiar uses to which the Birch-bark (* Nsever," 
Norsk) is put, the reader is referred to Dr. Schübeler's book, pp. 65-70. 
When one takes the latitude into consideration, the Oak-tree (Quercus 
pedunculata, Ehrh.) may be said to attain a very considerable size in 
the southern districts. The largest specimen in the country, lat. 59° 
40’, is 125 feet in height, and 26 feet in circumference. One of still 
larger dimensions had formerly stood near this, but some years ago was 
blown down. Of its size Dr. S. can only judge from report. We quote 
his own remarks :—** Vier und zwanzig Ackerleute eines Tages vor 
einem unerwartet aufsteigenden Unwetter Schutz im Innern der alten 
Eiche suchten ; zwei und zwanzig Personen fanden Obdach darin ; von 
den beiden anderen heisst es sehr naiv, ‘ Sie blieben draussen." The 
Prunus Padus (* Hæg,” Norsk), which is only found as a shrub or 
small tree in Scotland, attains a goodly size in Norway. The writer 
has seen a specimen growing near Laurdal church, in Thelemarken, lat. 
59° 25', 36 feet in height, the stem 54 feet in circumference, and 
the crown 38 to 39 feet in diameter. The Juniper (“ Ener,” Norsk) 
often grows to a comparatively large size. Dr. Schübeler speaks 
of the stem of a Juniper-tree, from Throndhjem, 81 feet in length. — 
“ Der Durchschnitt am Wurzelende betrügt 124, an der Spitze 73 Zoll. 
Die letzen 63 Jahrringe füllen den Raum von 1 Zoll norw.... Der 
Baum ist unter 63° 25’ 45”, 300 Jahre alt geworden.” The largest 
Juniper-tree in Norway may be seen in Haabel, lat. 59° 36’, afew miles 
south of Christiania: it is 25 feet in height. At a distance of 2 feet 
from the ground the stem measures 7 feet 3 inches in circumference 
the crown has a diameter of 26 feet The Ilex Aquifolium (“ Christ- 
torn,” Norsk) grows wild on the coast up to lat. 62°. Thus, under 
lat. 59° 45', on Stordö Island, near Bergen, there is a Holly-tree 41 
feet high; “ under which latitude,” remarks Dr. Schübeler, “ the Holly 
is scarcely to be found in any other place in the world, either in a wild 
or in a cultivated state.” 
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