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JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



YOEKSHIRE. 



MuLGEAVE Castle. Marquis of Noemanby. 

 Altitude, 50 feet. Soil, loam ; subsoil, clay. 

 Correspondent: Mr. J. Coebett, The Gardens, Mulgrave Castle, Whitby. 



Botanical Name 



Age 



Height 



Girth at 

 5 ft. up 



Diameter 

 of Branches 



Exposure 



Remarks 





Years 



F eet 



Ft. In. 



Feet 









60 



66 



7 10 



54 



Sheltd. 



Beautiful specimen. 





90 



37 



4 5 



32 



»j 



»> >» 







66 



5 10 



28 



5> 



Thrives well ; very fine. 





56 



45 



5 6 



27 



J> 



J) i> 





63 



40 



5 4 



22 







Wellingtonia gigantea... 



25 



40 



4 10 



15 



5> 



Vigorous ; fine specimen. 



Geneeal Kemaeks. — The above trees are all in vigorous health. The 

 Douglas Fir is a splendid specimen, growing as it does so near to the East Coast. 

 The Araucaria is said to be one of the first planted in England and coeval with 

 the oldest specimen at Kew. 



Studley Eoyal. Maequis of Eipon. 

 Altitude, 280 to 320 feet. Soil, loam ; subsoil, limestone. 

 Correspondent: Mr. John Claek, The Gardens, Studley Eoyal, Eipon. 



Botanical Name 



Age 



Height 



Girth at 

 5 ft. up 



Diameter of 

 Branches 



Exposure 



Remarks 





Years 



Feet 



Ft. In. 



Feet 









Agd. 



60 



10 0 



66 



Sheltd. 



Very fine specimen. 





60 



75 



8 3 





>> 







30 



40 



3 0 





S. 



Fine specimen. 





Agd. 



132 



12 6 





Sheltd. 



Very fine specimen. 







45 



2 10 





>> 



Not a good specimen. 







12 









Thriving young tree. 



„ Nordmanniana ... 



30 



40 



2 9 





S. 



Fair specimen. 





30 



35 



3 0 









Araucaria imbricata 





30 



2 0 







11 11 





60 



70 



7 6 



52 





Very fine specimen. 



Cupressus Lawsoniana... 



30 



40 









Hardy and free growirg. 



Juniperus Virginiana ... 



Agd. 



70 



6 0 





Sheltd. 



Verj^ fine specimen. 







70 



6 6 





S. 



Large, but not choice. 





60 



60 



4 0 





>' 



Good specimen. 





60 



70 



6 0 







Fine specimen. 





60 



70 



5 0 





Sheltd. 



Fair specimen. 



„ ponderosa 



30 



30 



3 6 





S. 



11 11 





Agd. 



90 



11 3 





Sheltd. 



Very fine specimen. 



Taxodium sempervirens 





30 







S. 



Not a good specimen. 





30 



42 



2 6 





?» 



Nice specimen. 





30 



30 







5> 



>> 11 



Wellingtonia gigantea . . . 



28 



72 



8 0 



15 



5> 



A perfect specimen. 



