Dwiensions of American Trees* 179 



A black walnut near the Muskingum, State of Ohio, 

 at 5 feet from the ground was 22 feet in circumference, 

 and a sycamore near the same place, at the same dis- 

 tance from the ground measured 44 feet round. 



In Crav/ford county Pennsylvania, grew a hemlock^ 

 26 feet round ; and a poplar 25 feet, thrifty and likely 

 to grow many years ; a chesnut in Erie count}^ 30 feet 

 round. 



A poplarf in Adams county Pennsylvania, Hamilton- 

 ban township, 36 feet round, 30 or 40 feet to the forks, 

 has a great top, and appears perfectly sound. 



In Brush valley near the line of Northumberland and 

 Centre counties, grew a walnut tree 22 feet round ; the 

 body straight for about 25 feet to the forks, they were 

 about 18 feet in length to the commencement of the 

 branches; appeared perfectly sound ; within about 4 

 perches of it, was another 4 feet in diameter, 45 feet to 

 the branches, and perfectly straight. 



A sycamore on Harris's Island in the river Juniata, 

 Pennsylvania, at 3 feet from the ground, was 27 feet 9 

 inches round, about 5 feet from the ground it divided 

 into 4 forks, one of which was 15 feet 9 inches, one 10 

 feet 6 inches, one 8 feet 6 inches, and one 8 feet in cir- 

 cumference. A tree of the same kind near the former 

 is 17 feet round, both very high, apparently sound, and 

 very thrifty. 



In Springfield, Delaware county, Pennsylvania, is a 

 sycamore which in 1803 was 19 feet 6 round, very 

 thriving, the body short, branches extensive, stands on 



* Pinus Abies Americana, f Liriodendron Tulipifera. Lin. 



