Report of Meetings for 1888. By J. Hardy. 213 



Photographs of the following Trees were exhibited in Edinburgli 

 International Forestry Exhibition 1884, from His Grace the Duke of 

 BuccleucK's Eskdale Estate. 



Repre sent ati ve Oak, " The Duke.'' 



Growing at Stubbholmbank near Langholm. 



Cubic contents (including limbs) 232 feet. 



Height, 60 feet. Altitude, 200 feet. 



Situation, sheltered. Soil, Loamy Gravel. Subsoil, Gravel. 



Age upwards of 300 years. 



Oak in Irvine House Field. 



20 X 35 = 168 ) Q1Q „ , 



Limbs = 150 j 318 feet 



Altitude, 200 feet. Height, 60 feet. 



Situation, low and sheltered. Soil, Loam on Gravel. 



Probable age 3 or more hundred years. 



Sycamore at Hagg. 



Favourite Tree of the late Duke of Buccleuch. 



££"* = T S-| «~ 



Height, 90 feet. Altitude, 200 feet. 



Soil, Loam and Gravel. Situation, low sloping bank. 



Age say about 200 years. 



Sycamore at Gilnockie Cottage. 

 v n i 29i X 4 18 X 25 = 78 \ 11Q - . 



No - L Limbs ='40 j 118 feet 



No. 2. 40 X 18 = 90 feet. 



t\t„ o 12 X 21 = 36 i ,_ . , 



N °- °- 23 X 15 = 36 1 72feet 

 No. 4. 36 X 26 = 169 feet. 



Soil, Loam (Sandy.) Altitude, 410 feet. 

 Say age 200 years. 



Sycamore, Skippers' Bridge. 

 14 X 35 = 119 ) 

 24 X 18 = 54 233 feet. 



Limbs = 60 ) 

 Height, 70 feet. Altitude, 230 feet. 

 Situation, sheltered. Soil, Thin Loam or Gravel. 

 This tree was much broken by the storm of 14th October, 1881, 

 but is now rapidly recovering its original formation. 

 Age 200 years. 



