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its district. The result has been the publication in the Transac- 

 tions of that Club of some excellent photographs of trees, toge- 

 ther with such particulars of history, measurement, &c, as could 

 be gleaned respecting them. Some of these illustrations I have 

 now the pleasure of exhibiting to you, and I think you will agree 

 with me that we might judiciously follow the example of the 

 Woolhope Naturalists in this matter, nor is there any reason 

 why our enterprise should not extend to other natural objects. 

 I am indebted to Dr. Bull of Hereford for a copy of the circular 

 issued by the Club, which is as follows : — 



WOOLHOPE NATURALISTS' FIELD CLUB. 



HEREFORDSHIRE TREES. 



"It is very desirable (for obvious reasons) that a record should be ob- 

 tained of the exact size and condition of the more remarkable trees of 

 Herefordshire at the present time. The subject is within the proper 

 field of the Woolhope Club, and it is necessarily so extensive that it can 

 only be done satisfactorily, within a reasonable time, by the mutual co- 

 operation of its members. 



" The enquiry is intended to embrace, not only the indigenous trees, oak, 

 elm, yew, beech, ash, &c, but also the introduced trees, chestnut, walnut, 

 cedar, and the conifer* in general, &c, in short, whatever forest trees are 

 growing in the county that are now remarkable for their size and luxuriance, 

 or that promise hereafter to become so, especially if their exact age is known, 

 and they are in situations where there is every probability of their being al- 

 lowed to remain. 



"All members of the Club (and all gentlemen who may be interested in 

 the subject) are hereby requested, each of them individually, to consider it 

 a duty to report on the trees in their several districts, in order that when a 

 sufficient number of facts and observations are obtained, a trust-worthy 

 paper may be prepared from them for the Transactions of the Club. 



' ' The report should contain, first, general observations on the trees which 

 are most common and flourish best in the district, the localities in which 

 they grow to the greatest size, and the average size of the several kinds ; 

 and secondly, exact measurements and descriptions of all trees remarkable 

 for their size, or from the fact of their exact or approximate age being known. 

 Lest any should be deterred from making a general report, it is hoped that 

 at least all will send a list of the large trees they are acquainted with, with 

 exact measurements of those in their immediate neighbourhood. 



