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the house. Girth of the tallest at a height of 5 feet, 9 feet 

 3 inches : spread of branches, inconsiderable : height, 60 

 feet. 

 Two fine healthy trees. Rather too close to each other. — (Nov* 

 20, 1872, G. C. Atkinson.) 



Silvee Fie, about 300 yards N. from House, in " Wood Walk." 

 Girth at a height of 5 feet, 10 feet 4 inches : spread of 

 branches, inconsiderable : height, 100 feet. 

 Pine healthy tree. — {Ibid.) 



Oak, in Sandhill Field, about 400 yards N.E. of House. Girth 

 at a height of 5 feet, 13 feet 1 inch : spread of branches, 

 considerable : height, 50 feet. 

 A very fine tree, against which the Perthshire Militia used to 

 fire for practice during the long war. — {Ibid.) 



Spanish Chestnut, about 200 yards E., and on a level with the 

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

 branches, considerable : height, 50 feet. 

 A beautiful tree ; stem twelve or fourteen feet, and then a 



healthy head. — {Ibid.) 



Seevice Teee, 100 yards S.E. of House. Girth at a height of 5 



feet, 7 feet 1 1 inches : spread of branches, considerable : 



height, 30 feet. 



Has lost some limbs, but is in considerable vigour. Bears 



abundance of berries. A few years since a flock of Waxwings 



settled on it, and scarcely ever left it till they had consumed 



them all. — {Ibid.) 



Geen Teee, in the plantation, 30 yards W. of Pestlaw Gate. 

 Girth at a height of 5 feet, 10 feet 4 inches : spread of 

 branches, very small : height, about 50 feet. 

 Lost a large limb lately, and is dying. — {Ibid.) 



HOLEYN HALL, WYLAM. 



Beech, 150 yards N.W. of House (in hedge). Girth at a height 

 of 3 feet, 12 feet 6 inches : spread of branches, 22 yards: 

 height, 54 feet. 

 Fine healthy tree ; bole ten feet. — {January 23, 1873, G. C. 



Atkinson.) 



