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JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 



away by the great flood in the Tyne in September 1891. It grew in a deep rich 

 soil, and well-sheltered spot on the banks of the river Tyne, at an altitude of 

 about 80 feet ; and had attained considerable dimensions, as the following figures 

 show: 



Height of tree 68 feet ; lost its top previously. 

 Girth of stem at 1 foot 

 10 feet 

 20 

 30 

 40 

 50 

 60 



The tree had lost its top, but in all other respects was well balanced and 

 handsome, and growing vigorously, when it was unfortunately overwhelmed and 

 carried down the river fully a mile by the heavy flood. The seed from which the 

 tree was raised is supposed to have been given by Bishop Compton, of London, 

 who introduced the Balsam Fir from North America in 1697, to Bishop Burnet, 

 who was long resident at Saltoun, and was incumbent of the parish for some 

 years. - 



9 ft. 



8 in. 



7 



30 



7 



2 



6 



4 



5 



3 



4 



5 



3 



6 



Whittinghame. Arthur James Balfour, Esq. 

 Altitude, about 350 feet. Soil, red loam ; subsoil, sandy gravel. 

 Correspondent : John Garrett, The Gardens, Whittinghame. Prestonkirk. 



Botanical Name 



Age 



Height 



Girth at 

 5 ft. up 



Diameter of 

 Branches 



Exposure 



Remarks 





Years 



Feet 



Ft. 



In, 



Feet 









a 

 o 



7 









S. 



Very promising. 





45 



55 



8 



0 



30 



s.w. 



Fine specimen. 





6 



5 









s. 



Very healthy. 





45 



60 



6 



9 



40 





Fine tree. 





5 



7 











Very healthy. 





5 



6 















25 



44 



3 



4 



20 





Vigorous, 





35 



55 



3 



4 



18 





Handsome tree. 





45 



72 



5 



10 



27 



w. 



Vigorous ; grand tree. 



„ Nordmanniana,,. 



45 



68 



6 



1 



30 





Beautifully shaped tree. 





35 



42 



2 



7 



27 





Fine specimen. 



,, Webbiana 



45 



45 



4 



8 



29 



s. 



>> 



Araucaria imbricata . . . 



45 



43 



6 



1 



18 



s. 







45 



59 



6 



6 



30 



»> 



Vigorous ; fine tree. 





45 



44 



8 



0 



42 



Open 





Cryptomeria japonica. . . 



30 



30 



4 



5 



18 



W. 



Healthy; beautiful. 



Cupressus Lawsoniana 



33 



42 



3 



0 



12 





Fine handsome tree. 



„ macrocarpa... 



35 



45 



4 



9 



39 



s. 





Pinus austriaca 



45 



51 



6 



9 



32 



>> 



Healthy; branching tree. 



„ Cembra 



45 



44 



3 



8 



13 



>» 



Fine specimen. 





35 



45 



4 



6 



20 









6 



7 









w. 



Very healthy, ; 



„ Laricio 



35 



45 



3 



0 



14 



s.w. 



Healthy ; coarse, 1 





45 



50 



4 



6 



18 



w. 



Vigorous, 



Taxodium sempervirens 



30 



49 



4 



9 



24 



s.w. 



„ well sheltered. 



Thuya gigantea 



25 



40 



3 



1 



20 



S.E. 



Handsome tree, :' 





30 



36 



2 



6 



9 



w. 





Wellingtonia gigantea 



34 



64 



7 



9 



18 





Very fine handsome tree. 



