Dimensions of Trees at Castle Ho*mard. 



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Art. VIII. Dimensions of certain Trees in Raymood, at Castle 

 Howard, in Yorkshire; taken by Mr. John Henderson, Forester 

 there. Communicated by James Loch, Esq. M.P. 



That part of this wood which is enclosed, with the parterre 

 and pleasure-grounds, comprises about fifty-six acres ; and that 

 part outside the wall, forming part of the park, may comprise 

 about five acres more. 



The soil, in that part of the wood outside the wall where 

 some of the largest and finest oaks are growing, as well as about 

 the like quantity inside the wall skirting the bottom of the 

 rising ground on the north and north-east side of the wood, is 

 a strong loam, incumbent on a clayey stratum, in some places 

 stiff and retentive, in others rather porous. The ground rises 

 very gradually (unless in one place on the north side, which is 

 rather steep) to a considerable elevation ; and the soil, from a 

 deep fine loam, becomes more and more light, and the subsoil 

 more porous, until it becomes a fine light loam, perfectly dry, 

 and the subsoil rather of a sandy nature. 



The following statement shows the number of trees, and the 

 measurement, as far as can be computed, of the various sorts 

 now growing in this wood, taken in April and May, 1834 : — 





Species of tree. 



Number. 



Measurement 

 in solid feet. 



Average mea- 

 surement per 

 tree. 



1. 



o«ks{i3 ■■ . : 



731 



176 



126172 

 1164 



168 

 6i 



2. 



Beech I'"'!!?, 

 |_ small 



1240 

 401 



135472 

 2439 



109 

 6 



3. 



Silver fir _ _ . 



5Q 



13719 



245 



4. 



Scotch pine - - - 



5 



860 



172 



5. 



Aspen 



17 



1987 



117 



6. 



Elm _ - 



9 



883 



98 



7. 



American spruce 



14 



1120 



80 



8. 



Common spruce 



22 



1560 



70f 



9. 



Larch _ _ _ 



6 



403 



67 



10. 



Weymouth pine 



3 



145 



48 



11. 



\ small 



116 

 40 



8885 

 174 



76i 

 4" 



12. 



Spanish chestnut 



14 



581 



41i 



13. 



Horsechestnut 



11 



474 



33 





Sycamore [^^3 "- I 



154 



3612 



231 



14. 



111 



654 



4- 



5f 



15. 



Ashfl^'-gf, 



(_ small - - - 



. 146 

 95 



5460 

 568 



37i 

 6 



16. 



ru 's lareo 



54 

 66 



1654 

 441 



301 

 61 



17. 



Hornbeam {'^3 _ " '_ 

 Total trees - 



22 

 117 



. 640 



763 



29" 

 6| 



3646 



309830 



YoL. XI.— No. 58. 



