666 Grigor^s Eastern Arboretum. 



the Rev. W. Frost, C. Weston, Esq., Sir W. Foster, the Rev. G. Stracey, 

 G. D. Gardiner, Esq., J, Kitson, Esq., N. Micklethwait, Esq., T. T. Berney, 

 Esq., Misses Lloyd, H. distance, Esq., and some others. We shall only 

 give the dimensions of one or two of the largest trees, viz., a pinaster, usually 

 called a stove pine, 60ft. high, with a trunk 10ft. in circumference; a yew, 

 Sgft. in circumference; Populus canescens, ll^ft. in circumference; an 

 oak, with a trunk 16^ ft. in circumference, and another lO^ft. in circum- 

 ference, with its branches spreading over a circle of 102 yards. An engraving 

 is given of a silver fir 85 ft. high, with a trunk 4 ft. in diameter. 



Our Trees. — No. 2. The Wild Pine. Pinus sylvestris. — Mr. Grigor is here 

 more than usually eloquent and instructive; his brothers, the highly re- 

 spectable nurserymen of Elgin and Forres, being extensive dealers in the 

 seed and plants of the true Highland variety of this most useful of all Eu- 

 ropean trees. An engraving is given of a specimen at Keswick, the seat of 

 H. Birkbeck, Esq., which has a trunk 12 ft. in circumference, clear of 

 branches to the height of 30 ft., with a wild branching head, " like its kindred 

 on the sides of the Norwegian or Highland hills." 



Holkliam Park, the Seat of the Earl of Leicester. — " Long before reaching 

 the hall, you enter by one of the many magnificent gateways, which ushers 

 you at once into scenes which ordinary people take care to have grouped 

 immediately around their dwellings. A profusion of exotic plants decorates the 

 walks on each side." This appears to be more in the French style than any 

 thing we recollect to have seen in England ; and as far as we can decide, 

 without being on the spot, we should say it is in bad taste, for reasons which 

 we shall give when speaking of French villas. In describing Holkham, justice 

 is done to the enlightened liberality of its proprietor, who may truly be said 

 to be universally loved and admired. 



" On approaching the Hall, the scene partakes of that heavy grandeur which 



time usually bestows on old plantations Who can look abroad on this 



rich domain without priding himself on his national character, that there should 

 be found in our land spirits so far ennobled above the common throng, as to 

 prepare for posterity such an inheritance as this is ? Let it be remembered, 

 that it was not the aiding of Nature, but her total subjugation, that had to be 

 accomplished before this place was brought to its present perfection ; the 

 country here being once a cheerless barren desert, — she had to be over- 

 come, and led out in a way which she knew not before ; and, certainlj', every 

 trace that we can discern of her having been so conducted, bespeaks the 

 guidance of a masterly hand. We at once associate such work with the best 

 efforts of philanthropy. It is far removed above every thing pertaining to 

 earthly titles and orders. It is the work of good men ; and, though we may 

 run the risk of being accounted an enthusiast in those matters, we maintain 

 that there is a heavenlj'-mindedness, even, pervading such employment, which 

 the ordinary objects of fame are but indifferently endued with. What are 

 all the triumphs of man over man, carrying only death and desolation with 

 them, compared to this peaceful conquest of country, leaving it stored with 

 life, and rich in arborescent grandeur ? The simple announcement in- 

 scribed over the entrance of this Hall is, that ' This seat, on an open barren 

 estate, was planned, planted, built, decorated, and inhabited in the middle of 

 the eighteenth century, by Thomas Coke, Earl of Leicester.' " 



Among the remarkable trees are, Populus canescens, a magnificent specimen, 

 of which an engraving is given ; several very large and old oaks, with trunks 

 averaging 16ft. in circumference, and from 65ft. to 70ft. high; an elm 14ft. 

 6 in. in circumference ; many specimens of Quercus 7^1ex " celebrated all 

 over England" for their magnitude and beauty; some having trunks 12ift. 

 in circumference, with branches overspreading a circle of 54 yards. Com- 

 mon oaks, planted by the present proprietor, now measure 8 ft. in circum- 

 ference ; a mulberrj', in the kitchen-garden, trained against a wall, extends 

 over a space of 101 ft. ; " but, in order to induce the tree to produce fruit, 

 the younger shoots have been shortened of late years." We pass over nume- 



