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planted by Charles X. of France, who lived at Shalford House during his exile from 

 France, sometime between 1789 and 18 14. 



Among notable trees of this species which I have measured are two at Belton, 

 near Grantham one in a meadow by the bridge, which, though difficult to measure, I 

 believe to be at least 130 ft. high by 16 ft. in girth. Another by a pond in the private 

 grounds is 125 ft. by 15 ft. (Plate 386). Most of the large trees of P. serotina at 

 Belton were planted about 1818, and began to fall to pieces in 1907, from natural 

 decay. After the death or cutting of the tree (but never before) suckers are produced. 



Another even larger grows on the banks of a pond near the approach to 

 Woburn Abbey; and though it has been injured by the wind, measured, in 1905, 

 125 ft. by 19 ft. 3 in. 1 On the banks of the Thames there may be larger trees than 

 any I have seen ; but at Fawley Court, near Henley, I saw one about 105 ft. high 

 by 16 ft., with a clean bole 50 ft. long ; and at Mapledurham, near the mill, there is a 

 group of very tall slender trees, one of which measured, in 1907, 135 ft. by 6 ft. 7 in. 



At Bicton, just outside the gardens, there is a very fine tree of this species, 

 which I believe to be about 130 ft. high, though I could not measure it exactly, 

 by 17^ ft. in girth. Sir Hugh Beevor measured a tree at Petworth in 1904 which 

 was 114 ft. by 18 ft. 10 in., with a bole 20 ft. long. At Mote Park, Maidstone, 

 there is a group of fine trees, one of which in 1902 was 120 ft. by 11^ ft. At 

 Godinton, near Ashford, in Kent, I counted 100 rings on the stump of a tree 15 ft. 

 in girth. At Hawstead, near Bury St. Edmunds, I measured in 1905 one of a row 

 of young trees in a rich meadow, which, though only 6 ft. in girth, was 116 ft. high. 



At Plas Machynlleth, Montgomeryshire, I saw in 1912 a black Italian poplar, 

 about 100 ft. high, and 19^ ft. in girth at 3 ft. up under a large limb, and 17^ ft. 

 in girth at 6 ft. from the ground, above the limb ; a label attached to the tree stated 

 that it was planted in 1794 by Sir John Edwards. 



In Scotland the black Italian poplar is not so common as in England, but seems 

 to grow equally well. At Scone Palace, Henry measured in 1904 one no less than 

 132 ft. high by 15 ft. 4 in. in girth, which eleven years previously was 14 ft. 9 in. 

 It carried its full girth nearly to the first branch, over forty feet from the ground. 

 Another, also measured by Henry, at Monzie, Perthshire, was 125 ft. by 9 ft. 2 in., 

 with an absolutely straight trunk drawn up by beech trees, and clean to 7 1 ft. There 

 are two good trees near Achnacarry, the seat of Cameron of Lochiel, one of which in 

 1910 measured 105 ft. by 10^ ft. Renwick in 1909 measured two trees at Cambusnethan 

 House, Lanarkshire, 112 ft. by 11 ft. 1 in. and 119 ft. by 1 1 ft. 5 in. respectively. 



In Ireland it has not been planted so generally as in England. The best I have 

 seen are at Adare, Co. Limerick, near the river, a tree 95 ft. by 15 ft., in 1909 ; at 

 Abbeyleix, Queen's County, several fine old trees, one of which was 120 ft. by 13 ft. 

 4 in. in 1910 



On the Continent there are many large trees, of which the most interesting 

 are those at Brunswick which formed the types described by Hartig. I visited 

 Brunswick on purpose to see them in June 1910, and am much indebted to the late 

 Dr. Blasius and to Mr. A. Hollmer for their guidance. The largest tree stands in the 



1 In 191 1 this tree had increased in girth to 20 ft. 6 in. 

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