78 CATALOGUE OF REMARKABLE TREES 



Deodara. Girth at a height of 3 feet, 2 feet 5 inches : spread 

 of branches, 3£ yards: height, about 30 feet. — (Dec. 18, 

 1872, Rev. J. E. Leefe.) 



DILSTON. 

 Ash, High Town. Girth at a height of 5 feet, 12 feet: spread 

 of branches, 20 yards : height, 60 feet. 

 Probably one hundred and fifty years old. — {July 10, 1872, 

 C. G. Grey) 



Horse Chestnut. Girth at a height of 5 feet, 12 feet: spread 

 of branches, \1\ yards : height, 58 feet. 

 Probably 150 years old. — (Ibid.) 

 Norway Spruce, Dilston Park West Haugh. Girth at a height 

 of 5 feet, 7 feet 11 inches : spread of branches, 15 yards : 

 height, 82 feet. 

 Probably ninety years old. Contained, in 1862, one hundred 

 and six feet ; in 1872, one hundred and eighteen feet. 



DUNSTON HILL. 

 Oak, S.E. of House 200 yards. Girth at a height of 5 feet, 12 

 feet 4 inches : spread of branches, 20 yards : height, 45 

 feet. 

 A fine tree ; has lost a large limb on S. side lately. — (Nov. 4, 

 1872, G. C. Atkinson. 



Araucaria, 50 yards S.W. of House. Girth at a height of 5 

 feet, 2 feet 5 inches : spread of branches, not great : 

 height, 33 feet. 

 A healthy tree. — (Ibid.) 

 Holly, 50 yards N.E. of House. Girth at a height of 6 inches, 

 6 feet : spread of branches, not great : height, 24 feet. 

 A healthy tree ; branching out at seven or eight inches from 

 the ground. — (Ibid.) 



Cherry (Cerasus vulgaris), 150 yards N". of House. Girth at a 

 height of 5 feet, 7 feet 6 inches : height, 48 feet. 

 Pine tree ; bears freely. — (Ibid.) 



ELLINGHAM ESTATE. 



Silver Fir. Girth at a height of 5 feet, 12 feet 8 inches. — 

 (December, 1872, Mrs. H. B. Cresswell,) 



