of the Trunks of Timber Trees. 529 



1. Largest Cedar of Lebanon, near south entrance. Very noble, lofty, and 

 towering ; in full vigour, though somewhat incommoded by surrounding fa- 

 vourite trees; especially a majestic larch, an elegant American walnut, and a 

 tulip tree: to the latter, however, it has resolved on speedy destruction. This 

 cedar was sown in 1763. 



2. Wood's Larch. A tree of majestic gracefulness, the curving arms hung 

 with tresses to the very ground. Planted in 1770. 



3.' Broad Oak, middle of great orchard. Thick, short, and spreading all 

 around to the diameter of about 60 ft. Planted 1730. 



4. Abele, Hermitage Walk. In a word : ',IQ>\ ft. to the divarication of the 

 first branches. Entire height upwards of 70 ft. Planted 1770. 



5. Abele near pool. Mount Orchard. Blown down 6th Dec. 1822. Sold 

 for 6/., beside branches, offal, slabs, &c. 



6. Corner Abele, over Holyhead Road. Overpeering and oppressing all 

 other trees near it. Planted 1783. 



7. Maiden Oak, near old house, Felton Village. This came up in the 

 box edging of an old garden, which has been sacrificed to it. At about 12 ft. 

 it forks into two noble arms ; is most clear-barked, and thriving ; quite open 

 on south ; but on north impeded by a heavy row of beech. Supposed to be 

 about 30 years old. 



8. Great Walnut, near old house, Felton Village. Stagnant. Supposed 

 to be checked by constant heaps of muck, thrown from the cattle stalls near 

 it. Planted 1767. 



9. Wych Elm, near old house. In most luxuriant vigour ; the fine clear 

 stem running to a great height. Age unknown, but supposed about 60 years. 



10. Hickory, near old house. Split by wind, and cut down ; cleft into 

 handles for tools, of surprising toughness. 



11. Ash, nothing remarkable. 



12. Weeping Yew, near pump. A description of this tree is given with the 

 engraving. 



13. Wych Elm, near Old Font. Much such a tree as No. 9. Planted 

 1770. 



14. Great Ash, Twyford Orchard. An enormous tree, quite sound; di- 

 varicating, at about 13 ft., into several prodigious boles. Planted 1730. 



13. Small tall Ash, Twyford Orchard, lower down. Self-sown close to an 

 apple tree, which it killed. Very lofty and elegant. About 1782. 



16. Great Walnut, Twyford Orchard. Very branchv, and in full health. 

 Planted 1773. 



17. Great Oak, west side of same orchard. There is a family of these 

 trees dispersed about in various places. They were bought at a groat each 

 from the plantation now standing at Woolston, in the year 1730. 



18. Young Fairy Oak, Fairyland. An acorn in 1766, and planted in 1773, 

 to appease the fanciful but amiable superstitions of " the youths and maidens 

 of the villagery," on the site of the remnant of an old oak murdered by a 

 coarse and wilful tenant. Nine single oaks were then planted on the open 

 slope of this strangely shaped, but beautiful, ground ; this, however, surpassed 

 its brethren in height and stature, fostered, no doubt, by the fairies; which 

 gaysome and airy people seem to have taken under their special protection 

 another of these nine oaks, for it spreads and droops pensile and pendulous 

 as the tresses of Titania. 



19. i^agus Tityrae'«, Virgil's Beech. Short in stem, but very copious in 

 head, most pastorally patulous and shady; its horizontal arras extending 91 ft.: 

 it is clear all round; but, on the north, will soon reach the oak plantation by 

 which it is backed. Age unknown, but supposed to have been planted 1766. 



20. Canada Poplar, Mount Orchard. The tallest of my trees, and seen 

 from a distance as a landmark, overtopping them all : it had a twin-brother, 

 broken down by the tempest, 6th Sept. 1813; a fate, I fear, sooner or later 

 like to betide this. Planted 1783. 



21. 22, and 23, Oaks in a thick plantation, or, rather, the remnants of a great 

 seed-bed, sown 1766. 



