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England, when measured in 1877, namely, 68 ft. liigh, with a 

 girth of 9 ft. at 3 ft. up, and a spread of branches 52 ft. in 

 diameter. Of course it will be much larger now, if still alive, 

 but it was then the best I had seen. I have just measured a 

 few natural trees here for comparison, and find their girths are as 

 follows : 10 ft. 2 in., 9 ft. 3 in., 9 ft. 2 in., 10 ft. 5 in., 10 ft. 8^ in., 

 9 ft. 10 in., and 11 ft. 4 in., all taken at 5 ft. from the ground. 

 They will average about 100 ft. in height, and are a fair sample 

 of the Pine growing in the natural forest around here." These 

 remarks by Mr. Lee coincide with the character of the tree where 

 it grows freely in Britain, and indicate the localities where it may 

 be planted with the best results. The tallest recorded in Britain 

 is the fine tree at Dropmore, 90 ft. high and 11 ft. in girth, about 

 equal to the trees at Monterey. A second tree at Dropmore is 

 12 ft. in girth and 79 ft. high ; and one at Boconnoc is 13 ft. in 

 girth and 68 ft. high. The tallest in Scotland is 57 ft. 6 in. 

 high and 4 ft. 11 in. in girth, in the Isle of Bute ; and the next 

 65 ft. high and 6 ft. in girth, in the Isle of Mull, showing the 

 merits of the tree for insular localities. The tallest in Ireland 

 is at Powerscourt, 82 ft. high and 10 ft. in girth ; the next at Wood- 

 stock, 78 ft. high and 10 ft. 9 in. in girth ; Clonbrock, Galway, 

 73 ft. 9 in. high and 10 ft. 8 in. in girth ; Adare Manor, 

 Limerick, 72 ft. high and 7 ft. 6 in. in girth, and so on, the 

 big trees of Pinus insig7iis in Ireland being as thick as black- 

 berries, particularly in the south and west. 



Pinus Jeffreyi was introduced by John Jeffrey, whose name 

 it bears, in 1852, through the Oregon Association, and, like 

 some others of his introductions, it is more frequently seen in 

 Scotland than in England or Ireland. It is one of the Red 

 Pines of Northern California, and as a rule grows slower than 

 the typical species, Pinus jponderosa, with which it is closely 

 allied, and is probably only a variety which owes its character- 

 istics to the locality it came from. The tallest tree is at 

 Fordell, Fife, 50 ft. high and 3 ft. 6 in. in girth ; in England, 

 at Revesby, 48 ft. high and 6 ft. 8 in. in girth ; in Ireland, at 

 Powerscourt, 40 ft. high and 2 ft. 3 in. in girth. 



Pinus Lambertiana is another of the giant Pines of California 

 and northwards, introduced by Douglas in 1827, and tolerably 

 hardy in this country, forming in isolated cases a very hand- 

 some tree, but generally speaking it does not give much promise 



