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or even uninjured. The counties with gardens having a clean bill of health (reported “ not injured ”) 
were Hants, Sussex, Kent, Surrey, Middlesex, York, Edinburgh, Kincardine, and Cork. 
Many of the trees killed were from 20 to 30 feet in height, and of all sizes downwards. Sometimes 
every plant was killed off, at others all but one or two, and in many cases they were killed down to the 
snow-line. At Eastnor Castle, in Herefordshire, it was observed that in the lower part of the grounds 
those at 300 to 350 feet above the sea were killed, while on the high ground, 350 to 600 feet above the 
sea, they were only slightly injured. In one instance, after the injured tree had been cut level with the 
ground, it sprang again from the stool, and is now making progress. 
The havoc was so great in 1860-61 that very few good-sized trees remain. The best we have a note 
of are the following; and as the number is small, we must take a low standard. We shall take about 15 
feet in height:— 
County. 
Place. 
Height. 
Supposed or 
Probable 
Age. 
County. 
Place. 
Height. 
Supposed or 
Probable 
Age. 
Sussex. 
Dale Park. 
36 . 
40 
Kent. 
Red Leaf. 
20 
12 
Devon . 
Bicton. 
35 
30 
Berks . 
Windsor Castle .... 
18 
20 
Cornwall . 
Bownnoe. 
30 
12 
Devon. 
Watcombe. 
18 
IO 
Gloucester . 
Higham Court ... 
30 
22 
Hants . 
Longwood . 
18 
20 
Denbigh . 
Coed Coch . 
26 
20 
Cork . 
Castle Martyr. 
18 
7 
Isle of Wight . 
Osborne. 
24 
l8 
Waterford . 
Lismore"Castle .... 
w 
18 
Bedford . 
Woburn. 
20 
... 
Perth . 
Keir. 
15 
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But we cannot even vouch that all the above trees are still in being. Last year the list was somewhat 
larger, but we have had to strike out some of our best specimens, in consequence of their having fallen 
victims to the severity of the winter of 1866-67. The Vignette at the end of this paper represents one of 
these, copied from a photograph. It grew in Mrs Mangles’ garden at Sunningdale, near Sunninghill, 
Berkshire, and was 32 feet in height. The last severe winter killed it, and it has since been cut down, 
when twenty-eight rings were counted on the stem, shewing that it had been planted in 1839 or T 840. 
Commercial Statistics .—In 1850 the price of 2-year old seedlings was 30s. per 100; plants, in pots, 
4 to 6 inches, 6s. ; 9 to 12 inches, 15s.; and 18 to 24 inches, 30s. per dozen. In 1855, plants 12 inches 
high, 6d. ; 2 feet, 3s.; and 35 to 4 feet, 4s. to 7s. 6d. each. In i860, plants 18 to 24 inches, is. 6d., and 
4 to 8 feet, 7s. 6d. to 21s. each; seed, 7s. 6d. per oz. In 1867, plants 6 to 12 inches, is. 6d., and 12 to 15 
inches, 2s. 6d. to 3s. 6d. each; seed, 3s. 6d. per oz. 
