TURKEY, OR MOSSY-CUPPED OAK. 



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character more permanent. Others again revert to the 

 female parent of the Lucombe, and assume the charac- 

 ter of the common Cerris. The original tree reared by 

 Lucombe, after he had propagated from it extensively, 

 was cut down at the age of twenty years with the inten- 

 tion of having his coffin made out of it. Loudon adds, that 

 he lived so much longer than he anticipated, that several 

 years before his death he had a much larger and older 

 tree cut down, sawn into plank, and carefully deposited 

 under his bed, in readiness for the above purpose. 



The wood of the Lucombe Oak is of close texture and 

 very beautiful grain, and no doubt would be very valuable 

 for cabinet work. Some of the varieties produced from its 

 acorns, are also, from Mr. Pine's report, likely to be well 

 worthy of extensive culture, as they grow rapidly and 

 will thrive in bleak exposed situations, even where the 

 common Oak and elm do not succeed. The finest spe- 

 cimens of the Lucombe Oak are said to be those at Killer- 

 ton near Exeter, the seat of Sir T. Dyke Acland, Bart. ; 

 noble trees of the same variety also adorn Carclew, in 

 Cornwall, the residence of Sir Charles Lemon, Bart. 



