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4 inches in girth at 4 feet from the ground, and 47|- feet 

 high : spread, considerable. All five trees healthy, and 

 in good condition. — {Aug. 27, 1874, G. C. Atkinson.) 



HARDWICK HALL 



Has some good trees in the beautiful Park, but none worth re- 

 cording among remarkable trees. — {Aug. 27, 1874, G. C. 

 Atkinson.) 



FOWBERRY. 



Small-leafed Lime. A very handsome tree of this kind grows 

 in the Garden, about 60 yards "W. of the House. It has 

 evidently been grafted on the common Lime, as its branch- 

 lets push through the bark all the way up to the top of 

 the bole, some 12 feet high. The tree itself is a fine one. 

 Girth, 13 feet : spread, 20 yards : height, 58^- feet. 



Silver Fir. A fine Silver Fir grows about 100 yards W. of the 

 House, in the edge of the Garden. Girth, 11 feet: 

 height, 86 feet. 



There are other good trees about the Grounds ; but none con- 

 spicuously so. — {Oct. 30, 1874, G. C. Atkinson.) 



WALWORTH CASTLE (DARLINGTON). 



Horse Chestnut. Two magnificent trees of this kind grow about 

 60 yards from the Castle, on its E. side, about 60 yards 

 apart, N". and S. ; the N. a female and the S. a male tree. 

 Both trees, especially the S. one, shew a great tendency 

 to bow their branches to the ground, and then strike 

 root and rise again. The boles of both are about 9 feet, 

 with a height of about 63 feet : the girtji, however, of 

 the S. tree is 15^ feet, and its spread 105 feet, while 

 that of the N. is only 13 feet 9 inches. They are noble 

 trees, in full vigour, and well become their position near 

 the quaint old Elizabethan Castle. — {Oct. 22, 1874, G. 

 C. Atkinson.) 



