258 REPORT OF THE MEETINGS FOR 1898 



At the dinner in the Royal Hotel there were present — Colonel 

 Milne Home, Oaldra, Duns, President ; Thomas Small, James 

 Laidlaw, J. Lindsay Hilson, Henry Wearing, and George 

 Wood, Jedburgh; George Bolara, F.Z.S., Treasurer; William 

 Maddan, Dr D. F. S. Cahill, Berwick-on-Tweed ; James A. 

 Somervail, Broomdykes ; Robert Muckle, Tynemouth ; R. S. 

 Weir, North Shields; Francis Lynn, F.S.A. Scot., Galashiels; 

 Robert Dickinson, Longcroft ; Walter Laidlaw, Jedburgh 

 Abbey; Chas. S. Romanes, C.A., and Dr Stevenson Macadam, 

 Edinburgh ; Rev. Ambrose Jones, Stannington Vicarage ; David 

 G. Simpson, London ; Captain J. A. Forbes, R.N. 



After dinner the usual three toasts were proposed and 

 duly honoured. There were also exhibited by Mr Walter 

 Laidlaw some Photographs of an ancient Beech Tree, showing 

 the names of French prisoners, cut into the bark in 1812 

 (see Plate IX.); and of the headstone of Mungo Thomson. 

 Mr Laidlaw also gave the following measurements of the 

 Capon Tree and King of the Wood. 



CAPON TREE {Scotch Oak.) As measured 

 by him in 1897. 



Girth at 4 feet from the ground . . 23 ft. 



at 3^ ,, ,, ,, . . 25 ft, 6 in. 



at 3 „ „ „ . . 26 ft. 6 in, 



round roots . . . . 39 ft. 



of largest trunk .. .. 16 ft. 6 in. 



of smallest trunk . . 10 ft, 9 in. 



This tree covers an area of between 80 and 90 feet, 

 and was much destroyed in 1882. 



KING OF TaE WOOD {English Oak.) 

 Measured in 1790. 



iM-BtiaUiCU 111 1 < ^u. 



Length of trunk 



42 ft. 



Measurement at bottom 



11 ft, 5 in 



Girth at 10 ft. from the ground . 



10 ft. 



„ at 6 ft, 6 in, from ground 



10 ft, 3 in 



Height 



78 ft, 6 in 



