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JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



DUMFRIESSHIEE. 



Castlemilk. Sir Robert Jardine, Bart. 



Altitude, 230 to 250 feet. Soil, light ar.d heavy loam ; subsoil, gravel and 



boulder clay. 



Correspondent : Mr. William King, The Gardens, Castlemilk, Lockerbie. 



Botanical Name 



Age 



Height 



Girth at 

 5 ft. up 



Diameter of 

 Branches 



Exposure 



Remarks 





Tears 



Feet 



Ft. In. 



Feet 









24 



37 



3 6 



22 



Sheltd. 



Healthy; free growing. 





30 



40 



4 0 



20 







30 



45 



6 0 



34 



>> 



Vigorous and fine tree. 





24 



35 



4 4 



27 





Last 10 yrs. growth, 21ift. 



„ Nordmanniana ... 



20 



27 



1 10 



14 



J» 



20 ft. 



Araucaria imbricata . . . 



15 



22 



2 0 



14 



Elxpsd. 



Fine vigorous tree. 





25 



25 



3 3 



11 



Moderate growth. 

 >> 





25 



21 



2 7 



16 





Cupressus Lawsoniana 



25 



30 



2 10 



13 



Sheltd. 



Very fine specimen. 





25 



18 



2 6 



8 



>> 



Moderate growth. 





24 



25 



2 0 



12 





„ Jeffreyi 



25 



28 



1 10 



12 





Last 10 yrs. growth, 13 ft. 





25 



30 



2 10 



15 





Vigorous and beautiful. 



Wellingtonia gigantea 



25 



35 



5 3 



21 



5> 



Handsome, vigorous tree. 



General Remarks. — Conifers thrive very well in this part of Dumfries- 

 shire, and many of the recently planted species are growing vigorously — AMes 

 grandis, for example — and promise to make fine specimens at an early age. AU 

 the hardy AMes seem to do extra well, Abies 7ioMlis and A. Nordmanniana 

 making fully two feet annually of a leading growth. 



