STATISTICS OF CONIFERS IN TJE BRITISH ISLANDS. 



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EiccAETON. Sir James H. Gibson Craig, Bart. 

 Altitude, 300 feet Soil, loam; subsoil, hard blue "pan." 

 Correspondent : Sir James H. Gibson Craig, Bart., of Eiccarton. 



Botanical Name 



Abies Albertiana (1) 

 (2) 



,, Douoflasii 



,, grand is 



., nobilis 



,, Nordmanniana 

 Araucaria imbricata 



Cryptonaeria japonica (1) 

 (2) 



Pinus Laricio 



Taxodium sempervirens(l) 

 (2) 



Thuya Craigiana 



„ Lobbii 



Wellingtonia gigantea (1) 



Years 



28 



36 



(2) I 36 



(3) 26 



Feet 

 55 

 68^ 



83| 

 49 



65 



28| 

 431 



69 



48 



43 



41 



56i 



54" 



53 



45 



Girth at 

 6 it. up 



Remarks 



Ft. In. 1 Feet 



4 H 



3 2\ 

 7 10 

 3 81 



5 2 



3 0 



3 6i 

 2 8 



30 

 26 

 40 

 30 

 35 



24 

 19 



n 47 



2i 19 



8 26 

 3 17 



10 i 11 



9 i 14 



5 H 

 5 10 



S. 



S.E. 

 E. 



W. 

 E. 

 S. 

 E. 



Hardy & free growing. 



»? J? 



Lost its top : vigorous. 



Verj^ vigorous. 



Lost top 15 years ago. 

 Formed another and 

 lost it. Not healthy. 



Handsome tree. 



r Growing within 30 yds. 

 I of each other, under 

 [_ similar conditions. 



Fine tree. 

 Fine specimen. 

 >> 



Hand sme, free growing. 

 Vigorous. 



General Kemarks. — The soil is a good free loam, and the subsoil generally a - 

 hard blue pan. Conifers of most kinds thrive well, and some are making extra 

 fine growth. The specimen of Ahies grandis given in the table has made the 

 following growth in recent years : — 



Growth in last 7 years 30 feet 4 inches. 

 „ „ 10 „ 43 „ 6 „ 

 „ „ 12 53 „ 



Another Ahies ^^rmz^Z/^, about 55 feet high, has grown 21 feet 6 inches in five 

 years. A corner in an old wood was blown out in 1865, and in 1866 it was re- 

 planted. The AMes grandis now run from 58 to 66 feet, and the other Conifers, 

 including A. Allmrtiana, Cupressus Lan-soiriana, Tliuya Lollil, &c., are also good 

 in proportion. This is interesting, as showing how the new Coniferai will thrive 

 after old woods have occupied the ground for many years. 



