CHAP. XLI. LI (il'.MIXA c ! K. KOlil N/^. 



group, at 3 in. from the ground, measures 6ft. 5 in. round, and its 

 tively ,3 ft. 3 in., 3ft. 7 in., and 3ft. lin.; and a third acacia measures 



sand; at Eaton Hall, 7 ye.trs planted, and -.V ft. high. In Durham, at Southend, 1* year* 

 planted, and 3] ft. high. In Herefordshire, at Eastnor Castle, I.' jrean plnnti-d, and 20 ft. 

 nigh, in unprepared soil on dry limestone. In I/'.ncashire, at Latham House, 14 years planted, 

 "i ft. high, in loam on sand. In Leicestershire, at Elva>t<in ( :t-Me, .;.") yean planted, and 

 i, It. high. In Norfolk, in Mackay's Nursery, Norwich, 5 '> years planted, and 50 ft. high, diameter 

 of the trunk 2ft, and of the head 36 ft., "in light soil on'sand. In Oxfordshire, in the Oxford 

 Botanic Garden, 60 ft. high, diameter of the trunk 2 ft. 3 in., and of the head 33 ft., in light loam 

 on a shallow stratum of yellowish clav : the head is regular, and the trunk straight and free from 

 branches to the height of from 20 ft. to .loft. In K tdnorshire. at Maeslaugh Castle, 3ii ft. high. In 

 Staffordshire, in Teddesley Park, 14 years planted, and 2S ft. higli ; at Trentham, 45 ft. high. In 

 Suffolk, at Great Livcmere, 40 years 'planted, and 53 ft. high, diameter of the trunk 3 ft, and of 

 the head 50 ft, in loose gravel^ and in a situation somewhat; sheltered ; at Ampton Hall, 12 

 years planted, and 24ft. high; at Finborough Hall, 70 years planted, and 70ft. high, diameter 

 of the trunk 2 ft. 8 in., and of the head 4 s ! ft., in light loam on clay. In Warwickshire, at M.-^r 

 Pope's Nursery, near Birmingham, 10 years planted, and 16ft. high. In Worcestershire, at Croome, 

 50 years planted, and 60ft. high, diameter of the trunk 2 ft 18 in., and of the head 50ft., with 

 a clear trunk of 20 ft. In Yorkshire, at KncdUngton, 10 years from the seed, from 26ft to 28ft. 

 high, the diameter of the trunk from 6 in. to 1 in., and of the head 18 ft. ; also, at the same 

 place, trees, 8 years from the seed, 23 ft high, diameter of the trunk from 4 in. to 5 in., and 

 of the head 10 ft. These trees were raised by Mr. Cobbet.t, in his nursery at Kensington, and 

 sent to Knedlington at the age of one year; so that they have attained the large sizes mentioned 

 after having been respectively !> years 'and 7 years planted. The soil in which they grow is a 

 sandy loam on clay or sand, "and" it was trenched, a short time previously to their being planted, 

 to the depth of 3 ft. (See Gard. Map., vol. xi. p. 251.) 



Rol>in\A Psettd-Acuda in f/te Environs of Edinburgh. At Hopetoun House, 30ft. high. At Dal- 

 housie Castle, 50 ye;trs planted, ;>nd 30ft. high. At Gosford House, 30 years planted, and 30ft 

 high. At Cramond House, 40ft. high, in deep free red soil, in the kitchen-garden, the trunk 

 nearly 2 ft. in diameter. At Grange House, above 30 ft. high. In Lruvson's Nursery, 10 years planted, 

 and 15 ft. high. " The finest group of trees that we know of," Sir T. D. Lander observes, " is 

 at Xiddrie Mareschal, near Edinburgh. One of them measures y ft. round, at 3 in. above the 

 ground: it divides into two great limbs, which are respectivelv 5ft. 4 in. and 4ft. 4 in. in girth. 

 A second tree in the same 

 three limbs measure respec 

 6ft. 3 in. in girt, at 3ft. from the ground." (Lander's Gilpin, 1. p. 144.) 



Roblma Psef'd.Aeaeifi South of Edinburgh. In Ayrshire, at Kilkerran, 130 years planted, and 45 ft. 

 high, diameter of the trunk 2 ft. 1 in., and of the head 60 ft. ; at Rozelle/50 ft high, diameter of the 

 trunk 2ft. 3 in., and of the head 3> ft., in light sand on bog earth. In Kirkcudbrightshire, at St. 

 Mary's Isle, 50 years, planted, and 46 ft. high, diameter of the trunk 2 ft , and of the head 42ft., 

 in a'sandy soil on a stratum of sea shells. In Renfrewshire, at Erskine House, 50ft. high. In 

 Lanarkshire, in the Glasgow Botanic Garden, 12 years planted, and 22ft. high. In Tweeridale, at 

 Dawick, there is a tree " which measures 5 ft. 10 in. in girt, at 3 ft from the ground, and 6 ft. 6 in. 

 close to the ground." (Lander's Gilpin, i. p. 144.) 



Robimn Pseud- Ae>'cia Xort/i of Edinburgh. In Aberdeenshire, at Thainston, the plant produces 

 shoots 4 ft. in length in fine seasons ; but they are almost always killed back in winter to within a few 

 inches from the ground. In Angusshire, at Kinnaird Castle, 10 years planted, and 1.5ft. high. 

 In Argyllshire, at Toward Castle, 10 years planted, and 16 ft. high. In Banffshire, at Gordon Castle. 

 10 years planted, and 17 ft. high. In Claekmannanshire, in the garden of the Dollar Institution, 14 

 \ears planted, and 20 ft, high. In Perthshire, at Kin fauns Castle, 10 years planted, and 12 ft. high. 

 In Rosshire, ai Brahan Castle, 50 years planted, and ft. high. In Stirlingshire, at Airthrey Castle, 

 43 years planted, and 62 ft. high, diameter of the trunk 2 ft, and of the head 30 ft., in light loam on 

 gravel, and in a sheltered situation. 



Rnbima. Pseud-Acte/a in the Environs of Dublin. At Cypress Grove, 60 ft. high, diameter of the 

 trunk 22 in., and of the head 30 ft. At Terenure, 20 years planted, and 25 ft. high, diameter of the 

 trunk 61 in., and of the head P ft. 



Robin\s. P.<tef,d- Aedeirt South of Dublin. In King's County, at Charleville Forest, 35 years planted 

 and 50 ft. high, diameter of the trunk 2ft. 6 in., and of the head 33ft. In Wicklow, at Shelton 

 Abbey, 50 years planted, and 65 ft, high, the trunk 2 ft. 1 in. in diameter. 



Ito&ria Pseitd. \cdcin X;>rfh of Dublin. In Downshire, at Ballvleady,25 years planted, and 35 ft. 

 high, trunk 9 in. in diameter, and the head 30 ft. ; at Mount Stewart, 25 years planted, and 40 ft high, 

 the trunk 1 tl. in diameter, and the head 23ft. 



Robin\n Pseitd-Arficfa in. France. At Paris, in the.Jardin des Plantes, the remains of the parent 

 tree (planted by Vespasian Robin) 78ft. high. At V'ilk'rs, 2') years planted, and 60 ft high. At 

 Toulon, in the" Botanic Garden, 50 years planted, and 60 fr. high. At Barres, 14 years planted, 

 and 33 ft high. At Nantes, in the nursery of M. I)e Xerru-res, 60 years planted, and 50 ft. high. At 

 Met7, in the garden of the Baron Charles He Tschoudi, 60 years" planted, and 60 ft. high. 



Robltn* Psei'tl-Ar.'rin in Holland and the Netherlands. At Ghent, in the Botanic Garden, between 

 50 ft. and fiO ft. high. At Brussels, in the park at Liicken, 50 ft. high. In the Botanic Garden at 

 Loyden, the remains of an old tree, 30 ft. high. 



Rohima. Psei'd-Acfteia in Germany. In Hanover, at Schwohber, the remains of an old tree, 

 which has been 120 years planted. In Saxony, at Worlitz, 64 years planted, and 60 ft^high. In 

 Austria, at Vienna, in the University Botanic Garden, 8 years planted, and 18 ft. high ; in the park, 

 at Laxenburg, 16 years planted, and 18ft. high; at Kope'nzel, 20 years planted, and 30ft. high ; in 

 Rosenthal's Nursery 20 years planted, and 40 ft high. In Prussia, at Berlin, in the Botanic Garden, 

 10 years planted, and 15 ft. high ; at Sans Souci, 50 years planted, and 50 ft. high ; in the Pfauen 

 Insel, 40 years planted, and 50 ft. high. In Bavaria, at Munich, in the Botanic Garden, 24 years 

 planted, and 40 ft. high. 



Robin\A Pseiid-Aci'ieia in Denmark, Sweden, and Russia. At Dronengaard, near Copenhagen, 

 40 years planted, and 60 ft. high. In Sweden, at Lund, 56ft. high, diameter of the trunk, 18 in., 

 and" of the head 30 ft. In Russia, at Moscow, the tree does not attain any considerable size, but. 

 it thrives in the Crimea, according to Desemet, in all its varieties. " A hedge of acacia is planted 

 upon the foundations of the Palace of Yalomensk, in the neighbourhood of Moscow, in such a 

 manner as to indicate the plan of the building. This palace was built by Peter the Great, and 

 at a short distance from it is a tree, surrounded by a table and benches, under which young Peter 

 received his lessons." (J.eitch Ritchie's Journey to St. Pftersbitrph and Moscow, 1836, p. 243.) 



Robin\a. Pseud- Acacia in Switzerland and Italy. At Geneva, in the Botanic Garden, 30 ft hich ; 

 at Bourdigny, and in the grounds of many villas in the environs of the city, from 50ft. to 70ft'. 



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