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Notes, with Measurements, of some of the Coniferos at 

 Rowchester, Berwickshire, SOth September, 1881. By Mr. 

 Peter Loney, Marchmont. 



1. Akaucaria imbricata— - 



Height . . . 34 feet. 

 Circumference at 1 foot, 4 feet. 



Do. 3 feet, 3 „ 3 inches. 



Do. 6 „ 3 „ 



This tree is in luxuriant health. It has 20 whorls of branches. There are 

 seven cones on it, each about 19 inches in circumference ; two of them resemble 

 a Pine Apple, with the branch rising from their apex ; the other five are sessile, 

 or seated on the branches. This is the second year of the cones, and I have 

 no doubt they will ripen seed. 



2. Abaucakia imbricata— 



Height . . . 24Jfeet. 

 Circumference at 1 foot, 3 „ 8 inches. 



Do; 3 feet, 2 „ 11 „ 



Do. 5 „ 2 „ 11 „ 



This tree is growing vigorously. 



3. Wellingtonia gigantea— 



Height . . . 37 feet. 

 Circumference at 1 foot, 8 „ 



Do. 3 feet, 6 „ 1 inch. 



Do. 5 ,, 2 ,, 2 inches. 



This tree is growing vigorously, and bears a heavy crop of cones, the seeds 

 in which are nearly ripe. 



4. PiNTJS EXCELSA — 



Height . . .31 feet, 6 inches. 

 Circumference at 1 foot, 4 „ 5 „ 

 Do. 3 feet, 3 „ 10 „ 



Do. 5 „ 3 „ 4 „ 



This tree has suffered a good deal by the severe frosts of the past two 

 winters ; it has several leading shoots, characteristic of it in this country. 

 There >re a number of cones about 9 inches long, which promise to ripen 

 seed if we have no early autumn frosts. 



5. Taxodium sempervirens— 



Height . . . 31 feet. 



Circumference at 1 foot, 8 ,,2 inches. 

 At 2 feet high this tree branches into two trunks, each at 3 feet is 5 feet 

 2 inches in circumference ; it is growing vigorously, and there are no signa 

 of the past winters observable. 



6. PiCEA PiNSAPO— 



Height . . . 29 feet. 

 Circumference at 1 foot, 2 feet 10 inches. 

 Do. 3 feet, 2 „ 2 „ 



Do. 5 ., 2 „ „ 



This is a very healthy, well-proportioned tree. 



