The Locust. 



a plantation of Mr. Gunter, at Earl's Court, less than a 

 mile from the village of Kensington. I therefore had the 

 trees measured, one by one ; and published a list of the 

 trees ; but afterwards I took the average of them, in order to 

 save room. There were several trees of each of the sorts; 

 about fourteen Locusts, twelve Scotch Fir, eight Syca- 

 more, ten Spanish Chesnut, ten Beech, eleven Ash, and 

 thirteen Oak. I added the dimensions together of the 

 trees of each sort separately ; and then found the average 

 measurement, by a division by the numbers that there 

 were of each tree; the result being as follows ; 



375. I have now taken the plantation of Mr. Gunter, at 

 Earl's Court, not a mile from Kensington, This planta- 

 tion was made FIFTEEN YEARS AGO. It consists of 

 Locusts, Scotch Firs, Sycamores, Limes, Spanish Chesnuts, 

 Beeches, Ashes, and Oaks. I have, by permission of Mr. 

 Gunter, had the trees of this plantation measured with 

 great exactness. The whole of the trees were planted at 

 one time. The soil is everyw^here the same. The trees were 

 mixed in the plantation; and, therefore, this is as fair a 

 trial, as complete a proof, as can possibly exist. Each tree 

 was measured to ascertain the INCHES round at the bot- 

 tom, then round si.v feet up, then round twelve feet up, then 

 round the biggest limb, and then the height of the tree in 

 FEET, was taken. To save room, I shall only give the 

 average dimensions of each sort of tree ; so that here we 

 have an account, from which a comparison can be made in 

 a moment. The reader will be surprised to see the vastsupe-^ 

 riority of the growth of the Locust, over even the softest 

 and most fast-growing of our English trees ; but there are 

 the trees to be seen by any gentleman that will apply to Mr. 

 Gunter's bailiff, who, I believe, planted the trees. And, 

 as to the soil, it is likely to be good; but it is the same for 



