By Professor J. BUCKMAN, F.L.S., F.G.S., &c. 



jUEINQ- a visit of my friend, Mr. Edwin Lees, to Brad- 

 ford Abbas, in one of his rambles to the neighbouring 

 parish of Compton, he found the cherry tree which 

 forms the subject of our engraving. 



It is growing on the scarp of Babylon Hill, and forms a strik- 

 ing object in a scene of great interest and beauty. Standing on 

 the hill side, the valley of the Yeo is at one's feet, and its wind- 

 ings can be traced from Yeovil far to the north, backed by 

 Glastonbury Tor and the more distant Mendips. 



The tree is situate about two-thirds down the slope of the 

 steep scarp, its roots probably penetrating into the upper lias 

 reck, and some notion of its size may be formed from the 

 following : 



ADMEASUREMENT OF CHEERY TREE. 



This is, probably, the largest tree of the kind in England. It 



