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her lies her murdered lord, the “ Father of the Forest,” who, we are told, put forth several young shoots 
after he had been felled for some time; and there are a few of her descendants standing around her in 
which great cavities (one as large as 17 feet across and 40 feet high) have been burnt, and yet the trees do 
not seem to have suffered. 
As might be expected from a tree possessing these properties, young plants bear transplanting well. 
We have seen plants of 6 and 8 feet high transplanted without shewing the smallest indication that they 
were aware of the removal; and we see no reason why much larger trees should not be removed with 
equal success. The root forms a large thick bushy ball. 
Commercial Statistics .—In 1854, seedlings of 9 inches were sold at 10s. 6d., and from 15 to 18 inches 
at 2 is. In 1858, the price of 4-inch seedlings was 5s. ; 12 to 15 inches, 10s. 6d. to 15s.; 18 to 24 inches, 21s. 
to 42s. In 1862, the price of i-year seedlings was is. 6d. ; plants from 18 to 24 inches, 10s. 6d. ; good 
specimens of 3 to 4 feet, 42s. ; and very fine plants, £\o, 10s. The prices in the present year (1867) are 
as follows: plants 6 to 9 inches, is. ; 12 to 18 inches, is. 6d. to 2s. 6d.; 18 to 24 inches, 3s. 6d. to 5s. ; 
3 to 4 feet, 7s. 6d. to 15s.; 4 to 6 feet, 21s. to 63s.; 6 to 8 feet, 84s. to 105s. The current prices of seeds 
is is. 6d. per 100, or 12s. per 1000. 
Fig. 38. A Seedling Plant sown in 1856 at Bangholm Nursery, Edinburgh. Height (in 1866), 10 feet 6 inches.. 
