More about Hollow Trees 



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described. The edges of the gap become pushed towards 

 each other, and as they cannot meet they curl inwards upon 

 themselves. The deposit of new wood is least near to the 

 edge, and thus the weakness of the latter favours its curling. 

 What is meant may perhaps be best realised by imagining 



Front View of a Portion of a Hollow Elm Trunk, showing the Incurving 

 of the Sides. (From a specimen in the Haslemere Museum, obtained by 

 Mr. Swanton in] Somersetshire.) The girth of the specimen was 13 feet 

 10 inches. 



a man's arms extended as if to embrace a large pillar, but 

 whilst enclosing nothing, unable to join hands. The hands 

 would then curve inwards on themselves. The most extra- 

 ordinary example of this with which we are acquainted may 



