CHAP. CXUI 



CONl'FERiE. PIN US. 



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diameter. — South of London. In Cornwall, at Port Elliott, 70 years planted.it is 45 ft. high; at 

 Carclew, it is 09 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 3 ft. 3 in., and of the head 40 ft. ; anothersperimen 

 has a trunk 4 ft. in diameter. In Devonshire, at Killerton, it is 59 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 

 oft. 9 in., and of the head 77 ft; the trunk is clear, and nearly the same in diameter to the height of 

 35ft. ; at Bystock Park, 21 years planted, it is 50ft. high ; at Endsleigh Cottage, 22 years planted, 

 it is fiOft. high. In Dorsetshire, at Melbury Park, 100 years old, it is 76 ft. high, with a trunk oft. 

 in diameter. In Hampshire, at Alresford, 81 years planted, it is 63ft. high. In Somersetshire, at 

 Brockley Hall, it is 60 ft. high, with a trunk 3 ft. in diameter; at Kingsweston, it is 90ft. high, with 

 a trunk oft. 4 in. in diameter. In Surrey, at Bagshot Park, 80 years planted, it is 75 ft. high; at 

 Claremont, it is 90 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 4 ft. 6 in., and of the head 40 ft. ; at Ashley Park 

 it is 70 ft. high, with a trunk4 ft. Gin. in diameter ; at Deepdene, 8 years planted, it is 20 ft. high. In 

 Sussex, at Westdean, 70 years planted, it is 45 ft. high ; at Kidbrcoke, 60 years planted, it is 80 ft. high, 

 the diameter ofthetrunk4 ft, and of the head 30 ft. In Wiltshire, at Wardour Castle, .00 years planted, 



it is 60 ft. high ; at Longford Castle, it is 60 ft. high, with a trunk 2 ft. 3 in. in diameter North of 



London. In Bedfordshire, at Woburn Abbey, it is 75 ft high, the diameter of the trunk 3 ft. Gin., 

 and of t he head 40 ft. ; at South hill, it is 30 ft. high, with a trunk 2ft Gin. in diameter. In Berkshire, 

 at Bear Wood, 14 years planted, it is 40 ft. high. In Buckinghamshire, at Harlingford, 160 years old, 

 it is 70 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 5 ft, and of the head 48 ft, the trunk being clear to the 

 height of 40 ft. This tree has been supposed to be the largest of the species in the kingdom, and se- 

 veral sketches of it have been taken, but, as will be seen, it is exceeded by several trees in height, 

 and by some others in bulk. Here are 5 other very fine pines, with trunks 12 ft. in circumference. In 

 Cambridgeshire, at Gamlingay, it is CO ft. high, with a trunk 4 ft. in diameter. In Caermarthenshire, 

 at Golden Grove, it is 97 ft high, the diameter of the trunk 3 ft. 6 in., and of the head 30 ft In Den- 

 bighshire, at Llanhede Hall, 70 years planted, it is 65 ft. high. In Leicestershire, at Melbourne 

 Hall, it is 81 ft. high, diameter of the trunk 5 ft and of the head 56 ft. ; another near it is 78 ft high, 

 diameter of the trunk, 4 ft 2 in., and of the head 47 ft 6 in. These are remarkably fine trees. In 

 Durham, at Stanwick Park, is one with a trunk 3 ft. in diameter. In Essex, at Audley End, GO 

 years planted, it is 45 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 2 ft. Gin., and of the head 27 ft In Hereford- 

 shire, at Haffield, 105 years old, it is 100 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 3 ft, and of the head 

 29 ft. In Hertfordshire, at Brockett Hall, it is 50 It. high, with a trunk 3 ft. in diameter. In Mon- 

 mouthshire, at Tredegar Park, 110 years old, it is 70 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 3 ft. 6 in., and of 

 the head 52 ft. ; another, of the same age, is 85 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 3 ft , and of the head 

 50 ft. In Norfolk, at Merton Hall, it is 86 ft high, with a trunk 3 ft in diameter. In Radnorshire, 

 at Maeslangh Castle, it is 60 ft. high, with a trunk 2 ft. in diameter. In Suffolk, at Finborough Hall, 

 GO years planted, it is 100ft high, the diameter of the trunk 3 ft, and of the head 30 ft ; and at 

 Stretton Parsonage, is one 90 ft. high, with a trunk 3 ft. 4 in. in diameter. In Warwickshire, at 

 Combe Abbey, 100 years planted, it is 70 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 3 ft. 9 in., and of the 

 head 50 ft In Worcestershire, at Hagley, is one with a trunk 3 ft. 2 in. in diameter ; at Hadzor 

 House, 13 years planted, it is 22 ft. high ; at Croome, 65 years planted, it is 70 ft. high, the diameter 

 of the trunk 3 ft, and of the head 60 ft. In Yorkshire, at Castle Howard, it is 120 ft high, the 

 diameter of the trunk 3 ft, and with a bole 100 ft in length ; at Studley, one is 99 ft high, with a 

 trunk 3 ft. 5 in. in diameter ; and another is 82 ft. 6 in. high, diameter of the trunks ft. 3 in., and of 

 the head 51 ft. (See fig. 2050., in p. 2163.) 



¥}nus sylvestris in Scotland. In the Environs of Edinburgh.' At Dalmeny Park, it is 60 ft. high, 

 the diameter of the trunk 3 ft., and of the head 36 ft — South of Edinburgh. In Ayrshire, at Dal- 

 quharren, it is 70 ft. high, the'diameter of the trunk 2 ft. 9 in. ; another, 27 years planted, is 45 ft high ; 

 at Kilkerran, 130 years old, it is 70 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 3 ft. ; at Newark, it is 60 ft. 

 high, with a trunk 3ft 9 in. in diameter. In Haddington- 

 shire, at Tyninghame, 110 years old, it is 40 ft. high, the 



diameter of the trunk 5 ft 4 in., and of the head 45 ft 



North of Edinburgh. In Aberdeenshire, at Thainston, it is 

 55 ft high, with a trunk 8 in. in diameter; in Glen Dee, in 

 thegroupy?^. 2055. (to a scale of 50 ft. to 1 in.) it is 75 ft. high. 

 In Banffshire, at Gordon Castle, it is 90 ft high, the diameter, 

 of the trunk 3 ft 6 in , and of the head GO ft. In Forfarshire, 

 ^vfM'Hja at Kinnaird Castle, 150 years old, it is 75 ft. high, the dia- 

 SNf&efir meter of the head 30 ft. 6 in. In Inverness-shire, at Coul, 

 v^** 1 40 years planted, it is 50 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 

 2 ft. 6 in., and of the head 30 ft. In Perthshire, at Lawers, it 

 is 60 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 3 ft. 4 in., and of the 

 head 57 ft.; at Dupplin, it is 59 ft. high, the diameter of the 

 trunk 3 ft 6 in.; at Gleneagles (the Braemar fir), it is 50 ft. high, 

 with a trunk 3 ft. 6 in. in diameter ; at Taymouth, it is 60 ft 

 high, with a trunk 4 ft. in diameter; another, 90 years planted, 

 is 69 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 4 ft., and of the head 

 36 ft. In Sutherlandshire, at Ardross, it is 90 ft. high, the 

 diameter of the trunk 2 ft. 9 in., and of the head 25 ft. ; at 

 Kilkalmkill, it is 68 ft high, the diameter of the trunk 2 ft. 

 3 in., and of the head 31 ft In Stirlingshire, at Blair Drummond, 75 years planted, it is 50 ft. high, 

 the diameter of the trunk 3 ft., and of the head 40 ft; at Airthrey, Tullibody, and Blairlogie, are 

 specimens above 60 ft. high, with trunks 2 ft. Gin. in diameter; 

 at Callendar Park, it is 60 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 4 ft. 

 and of the head 80 ft. ; in Uannockburn Wood, it is 74 ft. high ; 

 and at Dunmore (see jig. 2056., to a scale of 50 ft. to 1 in.), 67 ft. 

 high. 



Finns sylvestris in Ireland. Near Dublin, at Cypress Grove, it is 

 75 ft. high, the diameter of thetrunk 3 ft. 6 in. and of the head 50 ft 

 In King's County, at Charleville Forest, 45 years planted, it is 76 ft. 

 high, diameter of the trunk 5 ft. In Fermanagh, at Florence Court, 

 it is 90 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 3 ft. 6 in. ; at Castle Coole, 

 it is 85 ft. high, the diameter of the trunk 3 ft. 6 in. In Sligo, at 

 Makree Castle, it is 71 ft high. In Kilkenny, at Mt. Juliet, it is 

 72 ft. high. In Tipperary, at the seat of — Walls, Esq , near Car- 

 rick on Suir, there is a Scotch pine with a trunk 60 ft in height, 

 clear of branches, and a circumference of 15 ft., the whole tree is 

 86 ft high. The Scotch pine at this place grows spontaneously 

 from seed shed by the old trees ; and the timber, which is supposed 

 ^._^gy^jv^r^#^^f.^ equal to that of Norway, sells on the'spot at 3s. Sd. per cubic foot. 



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