924 ARBORETUM AND FRUTICETUM. PART III. 



Statistics. In the environs of London, the oldest tree appears to be in a Held adjoining the Bromp- 

 ton Park Nursery, where it was probably planted in the time of London and Wise, the field forming 

 at that time part of the nursery ; it is about 40ft. high, with a trunk 18 in. in diameter, and the 

 diameter of the head 45 ft. : it bears abundantly most years, but not every year. At Syon, at 

 Purser's Cross, and at Kew, there are trees from 20ft. to 3()ft. high, which produce fruit most years ; 

 there are also several trees in the arboretum of Messrs. Loddiges, and in the Horticultural 

 Society's Garden, from 15ft. to 20ft. high, and from 8 to 12 years planted, which fruit abundantly 

 almost every year. In the Hammersmith Nursery, there is a tree 25 ft. high, which fruits every other 

 year. In Dorsetshire, at Melbury Park, a tree, estimated to be 200 years old, is 82 ft. high ; the dia- 

 meter of the trunk is 3 ft. 4 in., and of the head 36 ft, in dry loam on sand, in a sheltered situation. 

 In Surrey, at Claremont, it is 30 ft. high. In Wiltshire, at Longleat, 40 years planted, it is 32 ft. 

 high ; at Bowood, 40 years years planted, it is 37 ft. high, the diameter of the head 34 ft. In Oxford, 

 shire, in the Oxford Botanic Garden, 40 years planted, it is 25ft. high. In Pembrokeshire, at Golden 

 Grove, 30 years planted, it is 30ft. high. In Radnorshire, at Maeslough Castle, 20 years planted, it 

 is 27 ft. high. In Shropshire, at Kinlet, it is 45ft. high. In Suffolk, at Ampton Hall, 12 years 

 planted, it is 18 ft. high. In Warwickshire, at Coome Abbey, 60 years planted, and 42 ft. high, the 

 diameter of the trunk 1 ft. 10 in., and of the head 41 ft. In Worcestershire, in Wyre Forest, one of 

 the only indigenous trees of the species known to exist in England ; it is of a very great age, in a 

 state of decay, and is about 25 ft. high ; at Hagley, 9 years planted, it is 18 ft. high ; at Croome, 45 

 planted, it is 80 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 22 in., and of the head 40ft. In Scotland, in 

 Banffshire, at Gordon Castle, 36ft. high. In Clackmannanshire, in the garden of the Dollar Insti- 

 tution, 12 years planted, and 18 ft. high. In Perthshire, at Taymouth, 60 years planted, and 37 ft. 

 high, the diameter of the trunk 23 in., and of the head 24 ft. ; in the Perth Nursery, 25 years planted, 

 and 22 ft. high ; at Kinfauns Castle, 8 years planted, and 12 ft. high. In Ross-shire, at Brahan Castle, 

 45ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 2ft., and of the head 6ft. In Ireland, in the environs of 

 Dublin, at Terenure, 15 years planted, and 18 ft. high. In Galway, at Coole, 27 ft. high, the diameter 

 of the trunk 2 ft., and of the head 29 ft. In Louth, at Oriel Temple, 20 years planted, and 10 ft. high. 

 In Sligo, at Mackree Castle, 32 ft. high. 



P. Sorbus in Foreign Countries. In France, in Paris, in the Jardin des Plantes, 25 ft. high. In 

 the native woods, in most parts of France, it forms a large-headed tree, attaining the height of 60ft. 

 and upwards. At Verrieres, on the estate of Barres, the property of M. Vilmorin, and on some 

 adjoining estates, are numerous trees of this species ; one 16 years planted is 22ft. high ; one, which 

 is supposed to be from 150 to 200 years old, is 40 ft. high, with a trunk 2 ft. 6 in. in diameter; an- 

 other, from 300 to 400 years old, is 36 ft. high, with a trunk 3ft. in diameter, and the diameter of 

 the head 34ft. ; one, between 700 and 800 years old, is 45 ft. high, with a trunk 4 ft. 6 in. in diameter, 

 at 6 ft. from the ground, and the diameter of the head 50 ft. ; another, of the same age, is 40 ft. high, 

 with a trunk 3 ft. 8 in. in diameter, at 6 ft. from the ground : the trunk of this last tree is completely 

 hollow; but it has a regular head, and continues to live, though not to grow with great vigour. At 

 Nantes, trees, 60 years planted, are 50ft. high, in the gardens in the environs of that town. In 

 Hanover, at Schwobber, it is 30ft. high. In Saxony, at Worlitz, 54 years planted, it is 30ft. high. 

 In Italy, at Monza, 29 years planted, it is 30ft. high. 



2 32. P. LANUGINO'SA Dec. The woolly-leaved Service Tree. 



Identification. Dec. Prod., 2. p. 637- ; Don's Mill , 2. p. 646. 



Synonymes. P. h^brida lanuginosa Hort. ; S6rbus lanuginbsa Kit. in Litt, and Lodd. Cat. 



Engraving. The plate of this species in our Second Volume. 



Spec. Char., $c. Buds woolly. Leaflets serrated, woolly beneath. Petiole 

 woolly. Pome globose. A native of ? Hungary. A kind to be farther 

 investigated. (Dec. Prod. y ii. p. 637.) The trees of this species in Lod- 

 diges's arboretum, and in the Garden of the Horticultural Society, are 

 very distinct from any other sort, and appear to be hybrids -between P. 

 pinnatifida (p. 915.), and the common mountain ash. The general form of 

 the tree is fastigiate, with numerous parallel upright shoots, as indicated in 

 the plate. The flowers and fruit resemble -those of the mountain ash, but 

 are smaller, the flowers are frequently abortive, and the fruit, when 

 it is produced, is generally without seeds. It is a robust, hardy, vigorous- 

 growing tree, which comes early into leaf, and is well deserving of a place 

 in collections. There is a variety of the mountain ash which is some- 

 what lanuginose in its foliage ; but which does not differ sufficiently from 

 the species to render it liable to be confounded with the sort before us. 

 Plants of this variety are also in the Garden of the Horticultural Society. 



33. P. SPU V RIA Dec. The spurious Service Tree. 



Identification. Dec. Prod., 2. p. 637. ; Don's Mill., 2. p. 649. 



Si/nonymes. P. hybrida Mccnch Weiss., t. 6., on the authority of Willd. Sp., 2. p. 1022. ; Sorbus 

 spuria Pers. St/n., 2. p. 39. ; Aftipilui sorbifblia 1'uh: Sup/it., 4. p. 72. ; /'. .vorbifblia Base, and 

 Wats. Dcnd. Brit., t. 53., but not of Smith ; ? P. sambucifblia Cham., and Don's Mill., 2. p. 648. 



Engravings. Moench Weiss., t. 6., on the authority of Willd. Sp., 2. p. 1002. ; Wats. Dend. Brit 

 t. 53. : Bot. Reg., t 1196.; our fig. 645; and the plate in our Second Volume. 



Spec. Char., $c. Leaflets ovate, crenate ; 3 pairs, with an odd one, which is 

 longer than the others : all are pinnate beneath. Petiole gland-bearing 

 upon the upper side. Styles 5. Intermediate, and perhaps a hybrid, between 

 P. aucuparia and P. wrbutifolia. (Dec. Prod., ii. p. 627.) The trees bearing 

 this name in Messrs. Loddiges's arboretum, and in the Garden of the 



