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imagine that a single shrub had been killed, so rapidly have the common 
Laurels and other shrubs recovered, and so well have the large Yews and other 
trees done that were removed to fill up gaps. A number of Conifers were 
planted in the spring of 1861. These have succeeded remarkably well; indeed 
one portion of the ground appears overcrowded with fine promising young speci¬ 
mens. Near the conservatory there is a fine specimen of Pinus excelsa, 30 feet 
high; the girth of the trunk is 3 feet 7 inches, and the branches extend a great 
length over to the grass. This stood the brunt of 1860, as did also a fine plant 
of Picea pinsapo a little way off. It is 22 feet high, and its circumference at 
3 feet from the ground is 2 feet. It is a beautifully formed specimen, with 
branches feathered to the grass. There are some more very fine young trees 
of P. pinsapo, but not quite so high. Taxodium sempervirens stood the frost 
of 1860. It is 23 feet high, and measures 1 foot 8 inches in circumference. 
The highest plant of Wellingtonia gigantea is 18 feet 3 inches. This was 
planted we believe in the spring of 1861, and was then only a small, poor plant. 
It is now a very handsome specimen. There is a great number of plants of 
Berberis Barwinii in the grounds, also of B. japonica. Several attempts have 
been made to grow Rhododendrons, but without success, the limestone rock 
being too near the surface. 
The mansion is situated near the river Nidd, and at the east end of it there 
is a very ancient chapel, and within a few yards of this there is a very old 
Mulberry tree. The terrace garden is at the south front of the mansion, and 
is in summer well filled with the usual bedding plants. In spring there is 
a fine display of bulbs, particularly of Crocuses. At a short distance from the 
terrace there is a number of large beds, which are kept filled with perennials 
and annuals. Of Roses there is a good collection of the leading kinds ; some 
grown as standards and others as dwarfs. 
I may remark that the gardens and grounds at Ribston are kept in the 
highest possible order, and reflect the greatest credit on Mr. Jones. Mr. Dent 
kindly allows the gardens and grounds to be opened to the public once a-week 
—on Tuesdays. 
List of some of the principal Conifers at Ribston :—Abies Menziesii, 22 feet 
high, girth of trunk at 3 feet from the ground, 1 foot 11 inches ; A. Douglasii, 
16 feet high, girth of trunk at 3 feet from the ground, 1 foot 2 inches; 
A. morinda, 22 feet high, girth of trunk at 3 feet from the ground, 1 foot 
9 inches; A. Mertensiana, 12 feet high; A. nigra, 22 feet high, girth of trunk 
at3 feet from the ground, 1 foot 9 inches; Cedrus atlantica, 21 feet high, girth 
of trunk at 3 feet from the ground, 2 feet 8 inches ; C. deodara, 15 feet high, 
girth of trunk at 3 feet from the ground, 2 feet 2 inches ; Chameecvparis sphse- 
roidea, 31 feet high, girth of trunk at 3 feet from the ground, 2 feet; Crypto- 
meria japonica, 15 feet high; Cupressus Lawsoniana, 13 feet high; C. Law- 
soniana erecta, 9 feet high; C. cashmerensis, 12^ feet high; C. macrocarpa, 
12 \ feet high ; Thuja Craigiana, 13 feet high ; Juniperus chinensis, 14 feet 
high ; Pinus kumilis, 17 feet high ; P. macrocarpa, 19 feet high, girth of trunk 
at 3 feet from the ground, 1 foot 5 inches; P. cembra, 20 feet high, girth of 
trunk at 3 feet from the ground, 1 foot 3 inches ; P. Benthamiana, 11 feet high; 
P. tuberculata, 14 feet high, girth of trunk at 3 feet from the ground, 1 foot 
4 inches; P. taurica, 9 feet high; P. excelsa, 30 feet high, girth of trunk at 
3 feet from the ground, 3 feet 7 inches ; P. strobus, 56 feet high, girth of trunk 
at 3 feet from the ground, 5 feet 9 inches; Taxodium sempervirens, 23 feet 
high, girth of trunk at 3 feet from the ground, 1 foot 8 inches; Thuja plicata, 
11 feet high; T. gigantea, 10 feet high; Tliujopsis borealis, 9£ feet high, 
girth of trunk at 3 feet from the ground, 1 foot 9 inches; Wellingtonia 
gigantea, 18 feet 3 inches high. 
