162 president's address. 



LILBURN TOWER (NORTHUMBERLAND). 



P. Wellingtoni. In the year 1856 twenty-four seeds of this 

 tree were brought from California, and given by the late 

 Her. "Wm. Dodds, of Chillingham, to John Collingwood, 

 Esq., of Lilburn Tower. They all grew; and at this 

 time Mr. Collingwood and I counted fourteen fine young 

 trees, which are thriving and vigorous, in the Grounds at 

 Lilburn. I give the situation and dimensions of some of 

 the most conspicuous : — 



(1) On the Terrace, about 20 yards 'N.'W. of House. Girth at 



5 feet, 4 feet 4 inches : height, 32^ feet : spread, 4 yards. 



(2) Half-way along the "W. Carriage Approach, and on S. side. 



Height, 36£ feet. 



(3) At a distance of 200 yards from House, and 60 yards N. of 



the W. Carriage Approach. Girth at 5 feet, 3 feet 9 

 inches : height, 32 feet 9 inches : spread, fair. 

 All these trees (as is their habit) are very massive at the base 



of the stem, and thence taper rapidly upward. — (Oct. 30; 1874, 



G. C. Atkinson. 



Corrigenda. — The heights of several lofty trees, viz. : — The 

 Silver Firs, in Alnwick Park, in Eslington Park, and in Hart- 

 burn Dene must be re-measured, as the tops of these trees had 

 all a strong set to one side, which made them appear shorter 

 than they really are. 



ADDBESS TO THE MEMBERS OF THE TYKESIDE 

 NATURALISTS' FIELD CLTJB, 



READ BY THE PRESIDENT, RALPH CARR-ELLISON, ESQ., AT THE 

 TWENTY-NINTH ANNIVERSARY MEETING, HELD IN THE MUSEUM 

 OF THE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, ON 

 WEDNESDAY, MAY 5th, 1875. 



Gentlemen, — It was with much hesitation and misgiving that I 

 accepted the duties of President of our Tyneside Naturalists 

 for a second time ; having formerly enjoyed the honour of occu- 

 pying their chair immediately on the formation of the Society 



