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gathering the fruit), and gathered the figs from the tree himself. The tree 

 stands in the stable-yard of my friend Mrs. Janvrin, of St. Aubyn's, and is 

 generally considered to be the largest in Jersey. I certainly saw none ap- 

 proaching it in size. — W. Christy, jun. Clapham Road, Jan. 1837. 



The Canterbury Mulberry (Morus nigra Lin. ; Arb. Brit.,T^. 1343). — I now 

 enclose you a sketch {Jig. 72.) of the mulberry tree growing on the land 



formerly used as a garden by the monks of St. Augustine. The tree is situ- 

 ated very near the elegant Gothic gateway of the Augustine Monastery, that 

 attracts all lovers of antiquity, whilst sojourning in Canterbury, and is a 

 correct representation of the tree intended to be delineated in the Journal of a 

 Horticultural Tour, &c., in 1817, p. 14. Of its age nothing is precisely known ; 

 but it appears at one time to have been of goodly growth, and no one remem- 

 bers it in its original position. In the absence of all positive knowledge, a 

 surmise may fairly be allowed ; and, if I were asked who was the person likely 

 to have planted it, 1 should reply, Honest old John Tradescant, the friend and 

 contemporary of Parkinson, who at one time was gardener to Lady Wootton, 

 then residing at Canterbury, and afterwards to His Majesty Charles I. 



T/ie Black Bigarreau Cherry is still called Tradescant's cherry by some 

 persons in this neighbourhood, because it was first introduced by him into 

 the same garden, and has thence been very generally distributed. 



The Lovibardy Poplar (Populus dilatdta Hort. Kew., P. fastigidta Desf. 

 and Arb. Brit.) — A tree of this species, originally imported in 1758, that had 

 attained nearly 100 ft. in height in the St. Peter's Nursery, was blown down 

 during the hurricane of Tuesday last (Nov. 29.). It girted 16 ft. at the base ; 

 and at 6 ft. from the ground, 12 ft. 6 in. It was the largest and best propor- 

 tioned tree of the species that I ever saw, and, from the southern and western 

 entrances to the town, was an object of considerable attraction. The wood of 

 the trunk was in a complete state of decay, and had produced an abundance of 

 Polyporus igniarius for several of the past years. — W. Masters. Cantei'bwyy 

 Dec. 1. 1836. 



The largest Yew Tree in England, according to Gilpin in his Forest Scenery, 

 stood in Dibden churchyard, between Lyndhurst and Lymington ; and, during 

 the late hurricane, it was completely torn up by the roots. It was 30 ft. in 

 circumference, with three large stems, the weight of which greatly aided the 

 power of the wind in its destruction. {Newspaper.') 



Eucalyptus robusta. — In the garden of Mrs. Whitley of Newlands, near 

 Lymington, Hants, there is a " Eucalyptus robusta " nearly 20 ft. high, and 

 of proportionate circumference. After it had surmounted the height of the 

 garden wall, it was necessary to create a hurdled protection from the effect 

 of the south-west wind, which brings salt water spray from the sea, near the 



