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sand; at Eaton Hall, 7 years planted, and 22ft. high. In Durham, at Southend, 18 year* 

 planted, and 31 ft. high. In Herefordshire, at Eastnor Castle, 12 years planted, and 20 ft 

 high, in unprepared soil on dry limestone. In Lancashire, at Latham House, 14 vears planted 

 and 35 ft. high, in loam on sand. In Leicestershire, at Elvaston Castle, 35 vears planted, and' 

 43 ft. high. In Norfolk, in Mackay's Nursery, Norwich, 50 years planted, and 50 ft. high, diameter 

 of the trunk 2 ft, and of the head 36 ft., in light soil on sand. In Oxfordshire, in the Oxford 

 Botanic Garden, 60 ft. high, diameter of the trunk 2 ft. 3 in., and of the head 33 ft, in light loam 

 on a shallow stratum of yellowish clay : the head is regular, and the trunk straight and free from 

 branches to the height of from 20 ft. to 30 ft. In Radnorshire, at Maeslaugh Castle, 36 ft. high. In 

 Staffordshire, in Teddesley Park, 14 years planted, and 23 ft. high ; at Trentham, 45 ft. high. In 

 Suffolk, at Great Livemere, 40 years planted, and 53 ft. high, diameter of the trunk 3 ft., and of 

 the head 50ft., in loose gravel, and in a situation somewhat; sheltered; at Ampton Hall, 12 

 years planted, and 24ft. high; at Finborough Hall, 70 years planted, and 70ft. high, diameter 

 of the trunk 2 ft. 8 in., and of the head 48 ft., in light loam on clay. In Warwickshire, at Messrs 

 Pope's Nursery, near Birmingham, 10 years planted, and 16 ft. high. In Worcestershire, at Croome, 

 50 years planted, and 60 ft. high, diameter of the trunk 2 ft. 18 in., and of the head 50 ft., with 

 a clear trunk of 20 ft. In Yorkshire, at Knedlington, 10 years from the seed, from 26 ft. to 28 ft. 

 high, the diameter of the trunk from 6 in. to 1 in., and of the head 18 ft.; also, at the same 

 place, trees, 8 years from the seed, 23 ft. high, diameter of the trunk from 4 in. to 5 in., and 

 of the head 10 ft. These trees were raised by Mr. Cobbett, in his nursery at Kensington, and 

 sent to Knedlington at the age of one year; so that they have attained the large sizes mentioned 

 after having been respectively 9 years and 7 years planted. The soil in which they grow is a 

 sandy loam on clay or sand, and it was trenched, a short time previously to their being planted, 

 to the depth of 3 ft. (See Gard. Mag., vol. xi. p. 251.) 



Robima Psefid- Acacia in. the Environs of Edinburgh, At Hopetoun House, 30 ft. high. At Dal- 

 housie Castle, 50 years planted, and 30 ft.' high. At Gosford House, 30 years planted, and 30 ft. 

 high. At Cramond House, 40ft. high, in deep free red soil, in the kitchen-garden, the trunk 

 nearly 2 ft. in diameter. At Grange House, above 30 ft. high. In Lawson's Nursery, 10 years planted, 

 and 15 ft. high. " The finest group of trees that we know of," Sir T. D. Lauder observes, " is 

 at Niddrie Maresehal, near Edinburgh. One of them measures 9 ft. round, at 3 in. above the 

 ground : it divides into two great limbs, which are respectively 5 ft. 4 in. and 4 ft. 4 in. in girth. 

 A second tree in the same group, at 3 in. from the ground, measures 6 ft. 5 in. round, and its 

 three limbs measure respectively 3 ft. 3 in., 3 ft. 7 in., and 3 ft. 1 in. ; and a third acacia measures 

 6ft. Sin. in girt, at 3ft. from the ground." {Lauder's Gilpin, 1. p. 144.) 



Robima Pseud- Acacia South of Edinburgh. In Ayrshire, at Kilkerran, 130 years planted, and 45 ft. 

 high, diameter of the trunk 2 ft. 1 in., and of the head 60 ft. ; at Rozelle,-50 ft. high, diameter of the 

 trunk 2 ft. 3 in., and of the head 33 ft., in light sand on bog earth. In Kirkcudbrightshire, at St. 

 Mary's Isle, 50 years, planted, and 46 ft. high, diameter of the trunk 2 ft, and of the head 42ft., 

 in a sandy soil on a stratum of sea shells. In Renfrewshire, at Erskine House, 50 ft. high. In 

 Lanarkshire, in the Glasgow Botanic Garden, 12 years planted, and 22 ft high. In Tweeddale, at 

 Dawick, there is a tree " which measures 5 ft. 10 in. in girt, at 3 ft. from the ground, and 6 ft. 6 in. 

 close to the ground." {Lauder's Gilpin, i. p. 144.) 



Robima Pseud- Acacia North of Edinburgh. In Aberdeenshire, at Thainston, the plant produces 

 shoots 4 ft. in length in fine seasons ; but they are almost always killed back in winter to within a few 

 inches from the ground. In Angusshire, at Kinnaird Castle, 10 years planted, and 15 ft. high. 

 In Argyllshire, at Toward Castle, 10 years planted, and 16 ft. high. In Banffshire, at Gordon Castle, 

 10 years planted, and 17 ft. high. In Clackmannanshire, in the garden of the Dollar Institution, 14 

 years planted, and 20 ft. high. In Perthshire, at Kinfauns Castle, 10 years planted, and 12 ft. high. 

 In Rosshire, at Brahan Castle, 50 years planted, and 20 ft high. In Stirlingshire, at Airthrey Castle, 

 43 years planted, and 62 ft. high, diameter of the trunk 2 ft., and of the head 30 ft., in light loam on 

 gravel, and in a sheltered situation. 



Robima. Pseud- Acoc/a in the Environs of Dublin. At Cypress Grove, 60 ft. high, diameter of the 

 trunk 22 in., and of the head 30 ft At Terenure, 20 years" planted, and 25 ft. high, diameter of the 

 trunk 6± in., and of the head 9 ft. 



Robima. Pseud- Ac&cia South of Dublin. In King's County, at Charleville Forest, 35 years planted 

 and 50 ft. high, diameter of the trunk 2 ft. 6 in., and of the head 33 ft. In Wicklow, at Shelton 

 Abbey, 50 years planted, and 65 ft. high, the trunk 2 ft. 1 in. in diameter. 



Robima Pseud- Acacia North of Dublin. In Downshire, at Ballyleady,25 years planted, and 35 ft. 

 high, trunk 9 in. in diameter, and the head 30 ft. ; at Mount Stewart, 25 years planted, and 40 ft. high, 

 the trunk 1 ft. in diameter, and the head 23 ft. 



Robima Pseud- Acacia in France. At Paris, in the Jardin des Plantes, the remains of the parent 

 tree (planted by Vespasian Robin) 78 ft high. At Villers, 20 years planted, and 60 ft. high. At 

 Toulon, in the Botanic Garden, 50 years planted, and 60 ft. high. At Barres, 14 years planted, 

 and 33 ft. high. At Nantes, in the nursery of M. De Nerrieres, 60 years planted, and 50 ft. high. At 

 Metz, in the garden of the Baron Charles De Tschoudi, 60 years" planted, and 60 ft. high. 



Robima Pseud-Acacia in Holland and the Netherlands. At Ghent, in the Botanic Garden, between 

 50 ft. and 60 ft. high. At Brussels, in the park at Lacken, 50 ft. high. In the Botanic Garden at 

 Leyden, the remains of an old tree, 30 ft. high. 



Robima Pseud- Achcia in Germany. In Hanover, at Schwb'bber, the remains of an old tree, 

 which has been 120 years planted. In Saxony, at Worlitz, 64 years planted, and 60 ft/high. In 

 Austria, at Vienna, in the University Botanic Garden, 8 years planted, and 18 ft. high ; in* the park, 

 at Laxenburg, 16 years planted, and 18 ft. high ; at Kopenzel, 20 years planted, and 30 ft. high ; in 

 Rosenthal's Nursery 20 years planted, and 40 ft. high. In Prussia, at Berlin, in the Botanic Garden, 

 10 years planted, and 15 ft. high ; at Sans Souci, 50 years planted, and 50 ft. high ; in the Pfauen 

 Insel, 40 years planted, and 50 ft. high. In Bavaria, at Munich, in the Botanic Garden, 24 years 

 planted, and 40 ft. high. 



Robima Pseud- Acacia in' Denmark, Sweden, and Russia. At Dronengaard, near Copenhagen, 

 40 years planted, and 60 ft. high. In Sweden, at Lund, 56 ft. high, diameter of the trunk, 18 in., 

 and of the head 30 ft. In Russia, at Moscow, the tree does not attain any considerable size, but 

 it thrives in the Crimea, according to Desemet, in all its varieties. "A hedge of acacia is planted 

 upon the foundations of the Palace of Yalomensk, in the neighbourhood of Moscow, in such a 

 manner as to indicate the plan of the building. This palace was built by Peter the Great, and 

 at a short distance from it is a tree, surrounded by a table and benches, under which young Peter 

 received his lessons." {Leitch Ritchie's Journey to St. Petcrsburgh and Moscow, 1836, p. 243.) 



Robima Pseiid- Acacia in Switzerland and Italy. At Geneva, in the Botanic Garden, 30ft high ; 

 at Bourdignv, and in the grounds of manv villas in the environs of the citv, from 50 ft to 70 ft 



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