698 



Descriptive Notice of 





Cypress of Mistra. 



from the ground. I ]earn, from a statement of its size ascer- 

 tained in the course of the present year, that no change has 

 taken place in this respect, and that these are precisely its actual 

 dimensions. 



I am unable to speak with certainty of the height of this very 

 remarkable tree; but I should think it could not be less than 

 150 ft. The whole character of its proportions is lofty and 

 majestic. The tree is in perfect health and beauty ; al- 

 though it would appear that any increase of bulk had ceased, at 



