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By Professor J. BUCKMAN, F.L.S., F.G.S., d'c. 



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

 ford Abbas, in one of his rambles to tbe neighbouring 

 X^arish 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 

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

 following : — 



ADMEASUEEMENT OF CHERRY TREE. 



Number of 

 Measure. 



Height in 

 feet. 



10 



Circum- ^ 



ference in 



feet. 



19 6 



21 



15 



21 



Height to the Bifurca- 

 tion of the branches 12 

 feet from No. 1 . 



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



