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Coombe Plantation, Keswick. 



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In 1884 certain trees of each group were manured with 

 superphosphate of lime, which was raked in round the roots. 

 It is possible that this treatment may have had a beneficial 

 effect on the height-growth, but the trees have not yet been 

 felled. No acceleration in girth increment appears to have 

 been brought about. 



(To be continued.) 



Table I. — Analysis of Stems, 



Height 

 of section 

 above 

 ground. 



Base 

 4 ft. 



5 



6 



8 

 10 

 12 



15 

 16 

 18 

 20 

 24 



25 



28 



3o 

 32 

 35 

 36 

 40 



44 

 45 

 48 

 5o 

 52 

 55 

 56 

 60 

 64 

 65 

 68 

 70 

 75 

 78 



900 ft. Tree A. | 1,000 ft. Tree B.j 1,150 ft. Tree C. 1,250 ft. Tree D. 



No. 



of 

 ring's 



63 

 58 



56 



54 



52 

 5o 

 47 

 45 

 43 

 40 



36 

 3i 

 25 

 20 



Age 

 corre- 

 sponding 

 to height 



No. 



of 

 rings. 



II 



13 



16 

 18 

 20 

 23 

 27 

 32 

 38 



43 



49 

 55 

 63 



Total height. 

 78 ft. o in. 



Leading 

 shoots. 



1909 5 in. 



1908 8 in. 



1907 8 in. 



62 

 58 



5<3 

 53 



49 

 47 



43 

 39 



34 

 28 



23 

 17 

 13 



6 



Age 

 corre- 

 sponding 

 to height. 



28 



34 



39 



45 

 49 

 56 



Total height. 

 58 ft. 9 in. 



Leading 

 shoots. 



1909 4 in. 



1908 8 in. 



1907 8 in. 



No. 

 of 

 rings. 



Age 

 corre- 

 sponding 

 to height. 



6 1 



55 



51 



49 



46 

 43 



41 



38 



34 

 3i 

 24 



20 

 23 



Total height. 

 62 ft. o in. 



Leading 



shoots. 

 1909 11 in. 

 1908 5 in. 

 1907 6^ in. 



No. 

 of 

 rings. 



6l 



55 



5i 



48 



45 



12 



59 

 34 



30 

 24 

 20 



r,5oo ft. Tree E. 



Age 



corre- 

 spending ; 

 to height. & 



No. 



of 



16 

 19 



22 

 27 



31 



57 

 4i 



48 

 54 



— 28 



Total height. 

 55 ft. 8 in. 



Leading 

 shoots. 



Age 

 corre- 

 sponding 

 to height. 



