32 ft 34ft. 6 in. 



Notes Darley Dale 207 



shows very strikingly how necessary it is to verify 

 for oneself all the dimensions of trees of this kind : 



At ground. At 2 ft. 4 in. At 4 ft. At 6 ft. 



Measurement in 1836^ 



by Mr. John E. j- 27 ft. 27 ft. 7 in. 31 ft. 8 in. 30 ft. 7 in. 



Bowman . J 

 Measurement by Mr." 



Smith in 1879 a ^ 



Sir R. Christison's 



request . 

 Measurement by Mr.^j 



Smith in 1889 at I 27 ft 31 ft. Sin 



Dr. Lowe's request J 



(This is obviously the measurement of 1836.) 

 Measurement by Mr. \ 



Paget Bowman inV 27 ft. 30 ft. 9 32 ft. 3 31 ft. 2 



1888 . . J 



For the last exact measurement I am indebted 

 to the kindness of the rector, the Rev. F. Atkinson, 

 who has given an interesting account of the tree 

 in the Parish Magazine of St. Helen's, Darley, 

 November 1888. 



From these measurements it appears that no 

 increase has taken place at the ground line during 

 the last fifty-two years. At 2 feet 4 inches from 

 the ground the girth has increased 3 feet 2 inches 

 in fifty-two years, or i foot 8 lines of diameter, 

 which is a large increase, much exceeding that of 

 most young trees ; a striking instance against the 

 theory that young trees grow more rapidly than 

 old ones. It is, however, true that there has been 



