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70ft. high, the circumference of the trunk 10ft., and 

 the diameter of the head 60 ft. ; at Barnton House it 

 is 90ft. high ; at Gogar House it is 60ft. high, diameter 

 of the trunk 3 ft., and of the head 90 ft. ; at Hatton 

 House it is 90 ft. high, the circumference of the trunk 

 12ft. Gin., and the diameter of the head GO ft. ; at Hope- 

 toun House, 100 years old, it is 80 ft. high, the diameter 

 of the trunk 4 ft. 8 in., and of the head 60 ft. ; at More- 

 dun Park it is 85ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 

 6ft., and of the head 73ft. South of Edinburgh. In 

 Ayrshire, at Dalquharran, it is 90ft. high, the circum- 

 ference of the trunk 16 ft., and the diameter of the head 

 96ft ; at Kilkerran, 130 years old, it is 75ft. high, the 

 circumference of the trunk 24 ft, and the diameter of 

 the head 96ft. In Dumfriesshire, at Janline Hall, are 



the remains of an avenue of beech trees, planted in 1708, some of the trees of which have trunks 

 from 10ft. to 15ft. in circumference, and one, which is 73 ft. high, covers a space 73 ft. in diameter. 

 In the stewartry of Kirkcudbright, at St. Mary's Isle, it is 63 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 3 ft. 

 6 in., and that of the head 51ft. In Haddingtonshire, atTyningham, it is 64ft. high the diameter of 

 the trunk 5ft. 6 in., and that of the head 57 ft North of Edinburgh. In Banrtshire, at Gordon 

 Castle, it is 87ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 4ft. 19 j 4 

 6 in., and that of the head 60 ft In Cromarty, at Coul, 

 162 years old, it is 80 ft high, the diameter of the trunk 

 3 ft , and that of the head 63 ft In Fifeshire, at Dani- 

 bristle Park, it is 70 ft. high, the diameter of the head 

 82 ft. In Forfarshire, at Kinnaird Castle, 200 years old, 

 it is 90 ft high, the diameter of the trunk 6 ft. , and of the 

 head 105 ft. ; at Courtachy Castle, 102 years old, it is 

 78ft. high, the circumference of the trunk 18ft., and 

 the diameter of the head 60ft In Perthshire, at Tay- 

 mouth, it is 96 ft. high, and has a trunk 17ft. in cir- 

 cumference, and the diameter of the head 96 ft. ; in Messrs. Dickson and Turnbull's nursery, 

 Perth, 60 years planted, it is 66ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 3ft., and that of the head 42ft In 

 Ross-shire, at Brahan Castle, it is 70 ft high, the diameter of the trunk 3ft. 6 in., and that of the 

 head 80ft In Stirlingshire, at Airthrey Castle, it is 136 years old, and 90ft. high, the diameter of 

 the trunk 5 ft., and of the head 92 ft ; at Callendar Park, 200 years old, it is 70 ft. high, the circumfe- 

 rence of the trunk 17 ft., and the diameter of the head 86 ft 



Fdgus sylvdtica in Ireland. In the environs of Dublin, at Cypress Grove, it is 96ft high, the 

 diameter of the trunk 3ft. lOin., and that of the head 66ft. South of Dublin. In the county of 

 Cork, at Castle Freke, it is 53 ft. high, the circumference of the trunk 15 ft., and diameter of the 

 head 30 ft. In Kilkenny, at Woodstock, 95 years planted, it is 91 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 

 5 ft., and that of the head 48 ft. ; at Borris it is 90 ft. high, the circumference of the trunk 18 ft, and 

 the diameter of the head 96 ft. In King's County, at Charleville Forest, is a birch, which, 

 though only 60 years planted, is 110ft. high, with a trunk 17ft in circumference, and a head 

 90ft. in diameter. In Limerick, at Mount Shannon, are many noble specimens North of 

 Dublin. In Down, at Moira, it is 110ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 4ft 6 in., and that of the 

 head 80 ft. In Fermanagh, at Florence Court, 38 years old, it is 65 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 

 2ft., and that of the head 50ft. In Sligo, at Mackree Castle, 73 ft high, the diameter of the trunk 

 3 ft 6 in., and that of the head 54 ft. 



Fagus sylvdtica in Foreign Countries. In France, near Nantes, it is 100 years old, and 90 ft high. 

 In the village of Laulnay, parish of St. Aubin-du-Perron, near the oratory of that name (Manche), 

 which was possessed'before 1791 by the Eudistes of Coutances, a birch tree was felled on the 27th of 

 January, 1837 ; when a man who was splitting the wood, found in one of the branches a cross, 9 in. 

 and 9 lines high, with cross bars of 1 in., and a pedestal of 1$ lines high, and 5 lines broad, which 

 was perfectly regular (Z.' 'Hermls). A similar example is recorded in the Magazine of Natural 

 History, vol. i. p. 471 , as having been seen by us at Metz, in 1828. In Switzerland, the largest 

 specimens of beech are two at the entrance to the Abbey of Pommiers, near SalSne, each being 

 15 ft. in circumference at 2 ft. from the ground. In Austria, at Vienna, in the University Bo- 

 tanic Garden, 60 years old, it is 50ft. high, diameter of the trunk 2ft., and of the head 50ft.; 

 at Kopenzel, 60 years planted, it is 40 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 1ft. 6 in., and of the 

 head 24ft In Prussia, in Berlin, at Sans Souci, 60 years old, it is 50ft. high, the diameter of 

 the trunk 3ft, and of the head 28ft; in the Pfauen-Insel, 40 years planted, it is 36ft high. In 

 Sweden, at Lund, in the Botanic Garden, 59 years old, it is 56ft high, the diameter of the trunk 

 2 ft. 6 in., and of the head 36 ft. In Italy, in Lpmbardy, at Monza, 24 years planted, it is 32 ft. high, 

 the circumference of the trunk 3 ft, and the diameter of the head 39 ft. 



Fligus sylvdtica purpiirca. The largest in England is that at Enville, in Staffordshire, which, as 

 already mentioned, is about 70 ft high, with a head 85 ft. in diameter ; the longest branch measuring 

 42 ft in extent from the tree. In the environs of London, is one at Syon, 71 ft. high, circumference 

 of the trunk 8 ft. 6 in., and diameter of the head 61 ft. ; at Kenwood is one, 36 years planted, which 

 is 48ft. high, circumference of the trunk nearly 6ft, and diameter of the head 40ft. ; at Muswell 

 Hill it is 62ft high, circumference of the trunk 14 ft., and diameter of the head 39ft ; at Claremont, 

 in Surrey, it is 50 ft. high, diameter of the head 40 ft. In Buckinghamshire, at Temple House, it is 

 30 ft. high, diameter of the head 20 ft. ; in Cheshire, at Kinmel Park, it is 24 ft. high, diameter of the 

 head 32 ft ; in Durham, at Southend, are several between 40 and .50 ft. high, after being only 18 years 

 planted ; in Gloucestershire, at Doddington, 30 years planted, it is 40 ft. high, diameter of the head 

 33 ft. ; in Nottinghamshire, at Clumber Park, it is 42 ft. high, diameter of the head 52 ft ; in Oxford- 

 shire, in the Oxford Botanic Garden, it is 55 ft. high, diameter of the head 40 ft. ; in Pembrokeshire, 

 at Stackpole Court, it is 35 ft. high, diameter of the head 27 ft : in Suffolk, in the Bury Botanic 

 Garden, it is 50 ft. high, diameter of the head 42 ft. ; at Great Livermere, it is 35 ft. high, diameter of 

 the head 40 ft. : in Worcestershire, at Croome, 38 years planted, it is 60 ft. high, diameter of the 

 head 40ft'; in Yorkshire, in the nursery of Messrs. Backkouse, at York, it is about 80 years 

 old, 10ft. 4 in. in circumference, 31ft nigh, and diameter of the head 44ft In Scotland, in 

 Banffshire, at Gordon Castle, it is 56ft. high, diameter of the head 54ft. ; in Fifeshire, at Raith 

 House, it is 45ft high, diameter of the head 40ft.: in Perthshire, at Inverary, 50 years old, 

 it is 40ft high; and at Messrs. Dicksen and Turnbull's Nursery, Perth, 40 years planted, it 

 is 48ft. high, diameter of the head 40ft. In Ireland, at Cypress Grove, it is 40ft nigh, dia- 

 meter of the head 40 ft. ; in Kilkenny, at Borris, it is 56 ft. high, diameter of the head 59ft; in 

 Waterford, at Salterbridge, it is 50ft. high, diameter of the head 56ft ; in Louth, at Oriel Temple, 

 it is 54ft high. In France, at Sceaux, near Paris, 45 years planted, it is 70ft. high ; at Metz, it is 

 29ft high, diameter of the head 49ft. In Germany, at Harbke, in Brunswick, it is 70 ft high ; 



