128 Account of some remarJcable Trees 



Quercus Ylex. No. 3. — - Circumference of the trunk, 22 ft. ; 

 height, about 5B ft. ; elevation above the level of the sea, 250 ft.; 

 soil, rich sandy loam; substratum, red sandstone. 



This tree is sheltered from all annoying winds, and is in a 

 most favoured situation ; the head is elliptical, and is formed by 

 numerous large limbs, each of which would make a very respect- 

 able tree. 



Quercus Qerris hybrida var. dentdta P (Sweet's Hort. Brit.), 

 Quercus Cerris dentdta (Loudon's Hort. Brit), ? FuUiam Oak. — 

 Circumference of the trunk, 13 ft. 5 in. ; height, about 80ft. ; 

 elevation above the level of the sea, about 500 ft. ; soil, sharp 

 red loam ; substratum, red sandstone. 



This tree is a wonderfully fine one ; and I cannot sufficiently 

 express my admiration of it. It has a fine broad spreading head, 

 and finely tapered stem, with most luxuriant, large, glossy foliage. 

 I am very desirous of calling your attention to this tree. I have 

 described it above as the Fulham oak ; for, upon a minute com- 

 parison of it with some specimens of that tree in our nursery, I 

 am not able to perceive any diffiirence : of course, making some 

 allowance between the foliage of very young trees, such as ours, 

 and that of a tree more than a hundred years old. I send you, 

 however, a branch for your inspection. [This must have been 

 accidentally forgotten, as it was not among the specimens re- 

 ceived.] The original tree of the Fulham oak is said to be in 

 the nursery of my highly respected friend Mr. Reginald Whit- 

 ley, at Fulham ; but I should think this tree very much exceeds 

 the dimensions of the one there. [The dimensions of the ori- 

 ginal tree in the nursery of Messrs. Whitley and Osborne have 

 been kindly sent to us by Mr. Osborne, jun., and are as follows : 

 — Height, 75 ft. ; diameter of the space covered by the branches, 

 54 ft. ; circumference of the trunk at 1 ft. from the ground, 1 1 ft. 

 6 in.] The leaf, the bark, the habit, and contour of the two 

 trees are so very similar, that, if the tree at Marahead be not the 

 fme Fulham oak, it so nearly approaches to it, that I am unable 

 to distinguish any difference ; but I leave it to j'ou and others to 

 decide the point. Should it prove to be the same as the one at 

 Fulham, the question then will arise, Is not the Fulham oak a 

 distinct species of Quercus ; and not a mere seminal variety of 

 Quercus Cerris, as Mr. Sweet, in his Hort. Brit, (which I have 

 quoted above), makes it to be? It is, at all events, a very inter- 

 esting question. 



Quercus Qerris, Turkey or Wainscot Oak. No. 1. — Circum- 

 ference of the trunk, 12 ft.; height, about 100 ft. : elevation 

 above the level of the sea, 500 ft. ; soil, sharp loam ; substratum, 

 red stone conglomerate. 



In a sheltered and favoured situation. 



Quercus Qerris. No. 2. — - Circumference of the trunk, 15 ft. 



