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planted and 37 ft. high ; at Endsleigh, 18 years planted and 35 ft. high. In 

 Hampshii'e, at Farnham Castle, 55 years planted and 40 ft. high, on chalk. In 

 the Isle of Jersey, in Saunders's Nursery, 10 years planted and 18 ft. high, on 

 strong clay. In Somersetshire, at Hestercombe, 96ft. high; with a trunk 

 nearly 3 ft. in diameter : a magnificent tree, which ripens seeds every 

 year. In Sussex, at Cowdray, 40 ft. high. In Surrey, at Claremont, 70 ft. high» 

 m sandy loam on clay ; at Oakham Park, 28 years planted and 32 ft. higli ; 

 at Melbourne, 70 ft. high. In Wiltshire, at Longleat, 70 ft. high; at Corsham, 

 66 ft. high : and at Wardour Castle, 50 years planted and 60 ft. high. 



Liriodendron Tidipifera North of London. In Bedfordshire, at Southill, 22 

 years planted and 38 ft. high. In Herefordshire, at Stoke Edith, 20 years 

 planted and 36 ft. high. In Lancashire, at Latham House, 60 years planted 

 and 43 ft. high. In Leicestershire, at Elvaston Castle, 34 years planted and 

 45 ft. high. In Northamptonshire, at Wakefield Lodge, 9 years planted and 

 15 ft. high. In Pembrokeshire, at Golden Grove, 70 years planted and 60 ft. 

 high. In Radnorshire, at Maeslough Castle, 50 years planted and 73 ft. high j 

 the trunk 2 ft. in diameter, and the diameter of the tree 36 ft.; the soil a deep 

 yellow loam. In Staffordshire, at TrenthamHall, 50 ft. high, with the trunk 2 ft. 

 in diameter. In Suffolk, at Culford, 8 years planted and 14 ft. high ; at Liver- 

 mere, 30 years planted and 26 ft. high, on strong clay in a northern exposure; 

 at Wolverton Hall, 60 ft. high, and the trunk 2 ft. 8 in. in diameter. In War- 

 wickshire, at Combe Abbey, 50 years planted and 40 ft. high. In Worcester- 

 shire, at Elinlet, 50 years planted and 60 ft. high ; the diameter of the trunk 

 2 ft. 7 in., and of the head 60 ft., containing 35 cubic feet of timber ; the soil a 

 sandy loam, and the situation sheltered. The lower part of this ti'ee always 

 comes into leaf before the upper part has the least appearance of doing so ; the 

 cause of which is, that the lower part is sheltered by high ground, while the 

 upper part is exposed to a strong west wind : it flowers freely, and has a splen- 

 did appearance at that season, and also in autumn, before it sheds its yellow 

 leaves. In the same county, at Croome, 70 years planted, 75 ft. high ; the trunk 

 2 ft. 6 in. in diameter, and the diameter of the head 35 ft. on strong loam ; at 

 Hagley, 12 years planted and 15 ft. high, on a sandy loam. In Yorkshire, in 

 the Hull Botanic Garden, 20 years planted and 30 ft. high, in strong loara on 

 clay ; at Ripley Castle, 10 years planted and 16 ft. high ; at Knedlington, 10 

 years from the seed, sown on the spot, 14 ft. to 16| ft. high ; the trunk from 

 2i in. to 4 in. in diameter, and the diameter of the head 5 ft. or 6 ft. ; at Grim- 

 stone, 12 years planted and 35 ft. high ; the diameter of the stem 7^ in,, and of 

 the head 15 ft.; the soil a deep free loam, and the situation sheltered. 



Liriodendron Tidipifera in Scotland. Near Edinburgh, at Gosford House, 20 

 yeai's planted and 20 ft. high ; and at Hopeton House, two trees, 86 years planted 

 and 60 ft. high, with trunks 2 ft. 4 in. in diameter, and heads 30 ft. in diameter. 

 There is a tree at Tyningham, 72 years planted, 34 ft. high, and the diameter 

 of the trunk 2 ft. 3 in. ; at the Hirsel, a low tree, 100 years planted, 13 ft., the 

 trunk 4 ft=, and the branches 33 ft., in diameter ; at St. Mary's Isle, 60 years 

 planted and 50 ft. high ; at Cassincarie, 55 ft. high ; in the Glasgow Botanic 

 Garden, 14 years planted and 13 ft. high, the young shoots occasionally cut 

 down in winter, especially if the preceding summer has been such as not to ripen 

 them fully ; at Roseneath Castle, 55 ft. high. In Fifeshire, at Dinibristlc 

 Park, 40 ft. high. In Perthshire, at Annat Gardens, 27 years planted and 20 ft. 

 high ; at Gerthy, 2 trees, 40 ft. high, which flower occasionally. In Ross and 

 Cromarty, at Coul, 10 years planted and 10 ft. high, and the diameter of the 

 trunk 2 in. ; the situation 160 ft. above the level of the sea, and in north 

 latitude 55° 35'. In Sutherlandshire, at Dunrobin Castle, 20 years planted 

 and 10|ft. high ; the diameter of the trunk 2f in., and of the head 1 1 ft. 



Liriodendro7i Tulipifera in Irelaml. Near Dublin, in the Glasnevin Garden, 

 30 years planted and 20ft. high; at Cypress Grove, 35ft. high, flowering 

 freely every year in strong loam or clay ; at Howth Castle, 36 ft. high ; at 

 Terenure, 9 years planted and 11 ft. high ; in CulHngswood Nursery, 24 years 

 planted and 26 ft. high. In Munster, at Castle Freke, 35 ft. high . In Leiuster, 



