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Exotic Conifers in Britain. 



it, it is one of the most beautiful and most rapid-growing of 

 conifers : — 



No. 



Age, years. 



Height. 



Girth. 



County. 



Remarks. 



Feet. 



Ft. In. 



i 



24 



48 



4 2 



Wicklow. 





2 



35 



49 



4 10 



Argyle. 





3 



41 



52 



6 3 



Wexford. 



Measured T891. 



4 



50 



5i 



8 0 



Northumberland. 



Measured 1891. 



5 



53 



5o 



7 2 



Wexford. 



Same tree as No. 3, 









measured 1903- 













Lost its top 1895. 



6 



62 



51 



8 4 



Northumberland. 



Same tree as No. 4, 











measured 1903. Lost 













its top since 1891 . 



Araucaria imbricata, Pavon. — This tree has been very ex- 



tensively planted for ornamental purposes, and proves resistant 



to ordinary winters almost everywhere : — 



Age, years. 



Height. 



Girth. 



'County. 



Feet. 



Ft. 



In. 



18 



32 



2 



4 



Carmarthen. 



27 



40 



4 



0 



Perth. 



32 



54 



5 



6 



Perth. 



36 



47 



4 



9 



Dumfries. 



40 



5o 



3 



2 



Perth. 



5i 



44 



5 



8 



10 



Kildare. 



61 



68 



0 



Buckingham. 



Cedrus atlantica, Manetti. — Scarcely affected by frost in any 

 part of the British Isles. Like the other cedars, it grows well 

 on chalk : — 



No. 



Age, years. 



Height. 



Girth. 



County. 



Remarks. 



Feet. 



Ft. In. 



1 



18 



18 



3 6 



Moray. 





2 



22 



40 



5 0 



Carmarthen. 





3 



30 



48 



4 1 



Tyrone. 





4 



40 



48 



6 0 



Northumberland. 





5 



45 



59 



6 6 



Haddington. 





6 



50 



50 



5 0 



Cambridge. 





7 



60 



70 



7 6 



York. 



Measured 1891. 



8 



72 



75 



8 2 



York. 



Same tree as No. 7, 











measured 1903. 



