are the eatable boletus and the truffle (the latter of which we shall treat of under the art. Fàgus), both of which are excellent in cookery. The eatable boletus, or cepe, or ceps, comprises three species, viz. : :- - Bolètus edùlis Bull. t. 60. and t. 495., Dec. Fl. Fr., p. 330., Sow., t. 111., Roques's Hist. des Champ., p. 61. t. 4. f. 2. and t. 5. f. 1, 2, and 3., and our fig. 1689., syn. B. esculéntus Pers. Obs. Mycol., i. p. 23., the ceps ordinaire of the French markets; B. æ'reus Bull., 1688 t. 375., or ceps noir; B. aurantiacus Bull., t. 236., the gyrole rouge, or roussile, of the French, a variety of B. scàber Bull., t. 132. Besides these names, the different kinds of ceps are called, in the different provinces of France, bruquet and potiron; and in Italy, porcino and ceppatello buono. The ceps resembles a mushroom in appearance, with a large pileus, or cap, covered with a yellowish or brownish skin; and the lower surface consisting of slightly attached half-round tubes, in the same situation as the gills are in the common mushroom. These tubes, which are, in France, vulgarly called le foin, are removed with the skin and stalk, and only the solid part of the cap is eaten. (See Dict. Classique d'Hist. Nat., tom. ii. p. 390.) The flesh of the solid part is white, firm, and extremely delicate, particularly when young; and it is applied in cookery, 1689 not only to all the purposes of the common mushroom, but it is eaten raw with salt and pepper, or made into soup. In Roques's Histoire des Champignons, 4to, several receipts are given for preparing it; and the following observations are added on its history and culture: All the varieties of ceps are delicate. The flesh is fine, of a delicious flavour, an agreeable smell, and snowy whiteness; particularly in the young plants, which ought always to be preferred. A great quantityof this fungus is consumed in the south of France, particularly at Bordeaux and Bayonne, where it is frequently called champignon Polonais, the Polish mushroom; "because it was the Poles in the suite of Stanislaus Leczinski who taught the French that it might be eaten without danger." It is also much used in Hungary, and other parts of central Europe, and in Russia. "The best ceps grows on the banks of copse woods, planted with the oak or sweet chestnut; or on heathy ground, rather hilly, and shaded with oak trees. In the south of France, the first gathering of this fungus is in May, when the skin of the ceps is yellowish, and the flesh white, with a faint tinge of rose colour, and extremely delicate. The second gathering is in July, August, and September, when the skin becomes of a dark brown, and the flesh acquires a higher flavour. The last gathering is in November and December, if the weather continues open; but the flesh has then become soft, and nearly insipid. These fungi, which are extremely wholesome and nutritious, grow sometimes so large, that one or two will suffice for the repast of several persons." (Hist. des Champ., p. 61.) The Rev. M. J. Berkeley, speaking of this fungus, in the fifth volume of the English Flora, says: "Though neglected in this country, it appears to be a valuable article of food. It resembles in taste the common mushroom, and is quite as delicate; and it might be used to much advantage, as it abounds in seasons when a mushroom is scarcely to be found. Like that, it can be cultivated, but by a much more simple process; as it is merely necessary to moisten the ground under oak trees, with water in which a quantity has been allowed to ferment. The only precaution requisite is, to fence in the portion of ground destined for the production of the fungus, as deer and pigs are very fond of it." (Eng. Fl., v. p. 153.) Several fungi grow on the leaves, some of the most remarkable of which are: Agaricus dryophyllus Sow., t. 127., very fragile, and difficult to gather without breaking, or rubbing off the skin; A. pórreus Fr., syn. A. alliaceus Sow., t. 81., remarkable for its strong and abiding smell of garlic; 4. peliánthinus Fr., syn. A. denticulatus Bolt., t. 4. f. 1., distinguished by the purple spiculæ scattered over and fringing the gills, like those on the lip of O'rchis fúsca; A. androsàceus L., Bolt. Fung., t. 32., Sow., t. 94., and our fig. 1690.; A. pterigenus Fries, a variety of the fern agaricus, with a lemon-coloured stem; Clavària júncea Fr., syn. C. fistulòsa Bull., t. 463. H., an interesting species, lately discovered in Northamptonshire; Sphæ'ria bifrons Schmidt, Sow., t. 373. f. 4.; S. punctifórmis Pers.; Phacídium coronàtum Grev. Crypt., t. 52., and our fig. 1692.; P. dentàtum Schmidt; Phòma pústula Fries; Hystèrium foliícolum y maculàre Berk., syn. H. maculàre Grev., 1691 t. 129. f. 2., not H. maculàre Fr.; 1692 1690 Statistics. The British Oak in the Environs of London. At Whitton Place, Twickenham, it is 75 ft. high, with a trunk 15 ft. in circumference. At Ham House, Essex, it is 70 ft. high; the diameter of the head is 77 ft.; and the trunk is 14 ft. 6 in. in circumference. On Laleham Common, about half-way between that village and Ashford Brook, near two large elms called the Brothers, stands a sound, vigorous, and noble oak. The girt, at 1 ft. from the ground, is 22 ft. 104 in.; and at 3 ft., 16 ft. (See Burnet's Aman. Quer., fol. 14.) could be cut. The British Oak South of London. In Cornwall, at Penllergar, there are two oaks; the largest of which measures about 60 ft. in height: it has a trunk 18 ft. high before it throws out branches, and girts 13 ft. 6 in. at 4 ft. from the ground. It contains about 514 cubic feet of timber. The other is 12 ft. 9 in. in circumference at the same height from the ground, and contains about 366 ft. of timber. In Devonshire, at Bicton, it is 102 ft. high, the diameter of the head 97 ft., and the trunk girts nearly 20 ft.; at Lucombe, 33 years planted, it is 51 ft. high; at Endsleigh Cottage, 15 years planted, it is 35 ft. high; at Stevenstone Park it is 80 ft. high, the diameter of the head 71 ft., and the cir cumference of the trunk 16 ft. 6 in.; at Grilston, near South Molton, it is 64 ft. high, with a pyramidal head 58 ft. in diameter, the trunk is 9 ft. 1 in. in circumference, and the tree is in a growing state. The Ashton Oak (fig. 1693.) stands about four miles from Chudleigh. The beautiful drawing from which our engraving was made, was taken for us by J. Gendall, Esq., artist, Exeter, who observes that "the Ashton Oak has more the appearance of an ash than an oak, from the extraordinary cleanness of its trunk and limbs. It stands at the foot of a bold slope, which seems to have been a copse wood for many years. About 30 ft. from the lower roots of the tree, on one side, there is a considerable brook, and the limbs on this side have a tendency downwards, whilst on the other side, towards the slope, they all turn up. Beyond the brook is the village of Ashton, backed by Haldon Hill." (J. Gendall. Cathedral-yard, Exeter, April 3. 1837.) The height of the tree to the fork, where there is a decayed branch, is 75 ft.; and the trunk, at 4ft. from the ground, measures 17 ft. 6 in. in circumference. We received the first account of this tree through the kindness of John Collier, Esq, M.P., who forwarded to us the following extract from a letter which he had received respecting it:-"In the year 1805, while on a visit at Chudleigh, I was induced to walk to Ashton, about 4 miles, to see the celebrated oak, from which I had heard that a plank 60 ft. in length We measured the tree at 4 ft. from the ground, and found its girt to be 16 ft., and at the surface of the ground 20 ft. From its loftiness and its being devoid of lateral branches, I believe that the information I had received was correct, and that a plank of 60 ft. in length might have been procured from it. ..... The Ashton estate was part of the property of Sir John Chudleigh, of Haldon House, who was of the same family as the celebrated Duchess of Kingston, she, I believe, being his niece. On the death of Sir John his property was divided among his four sisters, and the Ashton estate was afterwards sold to Lord Exmouth, who had property on the other side of the river; but some disputes as to the title threw the affair into Chancery." (James White. Dec. 5. 1836.) In March last (1837) our attention was directed, by His Grace the Duke of Bedford, to a paragraph respecting this tree in the Western Times, from which it appears that this oak, is considered the finest in the county, has been sold for 60 guineas, and will be felled as soon as the barking season commences. About 30 years since it was sold for 1002, but a chancery suit saved it from the feller till the present period. 704. were offered for it several years back. The oaks known as Wistman's Wood, of which fig. 1694. is a portrait copied from Carrington's Dartmoor, have been long celebrated, as already noticed (p. 1757. and p. 1786.) In Dorsetshire, at Melbury Park, 300 years old, it is 60 ft. high, the diameter of the head 68 ft., and the girt of the trunk 33 ft.; at Compton House, 200 years old, it is 80 ft. high, and the girt of the trunk 21 ft. In Hampshire, at Strathfieldsaye, it is 90 ft. high, the diameter of the head 89 ft., and girt of the trunk 19 ft; at Hursley Park are many fine specimens, one of which contains nearly 14 loads of timber; at Hackwood Park, three oaks were felled in 1836, which measured 101 ft., 115 ft., and 116 ft. in length, and 8 ft. 4 in., 9 ft. 4 in., and 10 ft. 4 in., in girt; at Sharfield, near Basingstoke, on another estate of Lord Bolton's, there is a fine growing oak, 12 ft. in girt at 3 ft. from the ground, 80 ft. high, and with branches projecting 30 ft. from the trunk; in the New Forest there are 12 oaks, called the Twelve Apostles, which are fine sound trees, though somewhat stag-horned in the branches, the largest has a trunk measuring 22 ft. 6in. in circumference. In Kent, at Cobham Hall, are many fine specimens, with trunks 24 ft. in circumference. The Bounds Park Oak, near Tunbridge Wells, is figured in the folio edition of Strutt's Sylva Britannica :-" At 2 ft. above the ground, it is 22 ft. in circumference; its trunk is straight and uniform; it throws out a great number of limbs, and which bears a grand head; it is 69 ft. high; and the extent of its boughs, from east to west, is 114 ft." (Lauder's Gilpin, ii. p. 256.) There are several fine oaks in the park of Earl Stanhope at Chevening. near Seven Oaks. One of these is 14 ft. 6 in. in girt at 3 ft. from the ground; and the diameter of the head is 84 ft. From a leaf of this tree sent us by Earl Stanhope, it would appear to be Q. sessilifidra but of this we are not certain. In Somersetshire, at Brockley Hall, it is 80 ft. high, with a trunk above 36 ft. in circumference; at Nettlecombe, 220 years old, it is 100 ft. high, the diameter of the head 50 ft., and circumference of the trunk 20 ft. In Surrey, at Claremont, it is 76 ft. high, the diameter of the head 80ft., and girt of the trunk 13 ft. 6 in. In Sussex, at Cowdray, it is 60 ft. high, the diameter of the head 103 ft., and girt of the trunk 16 ft. 6 in.; at Kidbrooke, 100 years old, it is 60 ft. high, the diameter of the head 88 ft., and girt of the trunk 21 ft. Kidbrooke, the seat of Lord Colchester, is 90 ft. high; the circumference of the trunk, at 1 ft. from the ground, is 18 ft., and the diameter of the head 70 ft: the species is Q. pedunculata. The Sussex Farm Yard Oak, on the same estate (Q. sessiliflora), is 70 ft. high, with a trunk 21 ft. in circumThe Rookery Oak, at ference, and a head 90 ft. in diameter. In Horsfield's History, &c. of Sussex, Append. II., Botany, by T. H. Cooper, Esq., F.L.S., p. 6., published 1835, is an account of a very fine oak, perhaps the finest in the county, which grows in the pleasure-grounds of Sheffield Park. The but or bole, in height 22 ft., measures 15 ft. 5 in. in circumference; and, as the tree is in a most thriving state, it will attain a much larger size. The amount of timber now contained in the tree is more than 11 loads. The oak in the kitchen-garden is also a beautiful tree, although not so large as the other: it measures PART III. 13 ft. 8 in. in circumference, and has attained a good height; the branches spread in the form of a dome and nearly touch the ground, in all parts of the circle sheltered by the luxuriant foliage of this splendid specimen; the diameter of this circle is 95 ft." In Wiltshire, at Longleat, 250 years old, it is 60 ft. high, the diameter of the head 75 ft., and girt of the trunk 19 ft. 6 in.; at Wardour Castle, 200 years old, it is 50 ft. high, the diameter of the head 45 ft., and girt of the trunk 25 ft.; at Longford Castle it is 60 ft. high, the diameter of the head 80 ft., and girt of the trunk 15 ft.; in Savernake Forest there are many large and noble oaks, besides those mentioned in p. 1771. and p. 1792. The British Oak North of London. In Bedfordshire, at Woburn Abbey, Q. pedunculata is 75 ft. high, and the circumference of the trunk is 18 ft. 6 in.; Q. sessiliflora is 90 ft. high, the diameter of the head is 63 ft., and the girt of the trunk 21 ft. 6 in. Near Bedford, on an estate also belonging to the Duke of Bedford, stands a remarkably fine growing tree, called the Oakley Oak, which girts 15 ft. 9 in. at 2 ft. from the ground; the height is 75 ft., and the diameter of the head, from the extremities of the branches, is 116ft. In Howe's Park, Q. pedunculata is 85 ft. high, and the girt of the trunk 15 ft.; and Q. sessiliflora is 90 ft. high, and the circumference of the trunk 29 ft. At Flitwick House there is an old oak 60 ft. high, which girts 18ft.; it has a straight trunk about 35 ft. high before it forms any branches; there is also a young oak, planted in 1818, which, in 1836, was 30 ft. high, and 2 ft. 53 in. in circumference. At Ampthill Park there are two fine old oaks: the first (Q. pedunculata) is 59 ft. high, and the trunk girts 25 ft.; the second (Q sessiliflora) is 60 ft. high, girting 24 ft., and with a head 100 ft. in diameter. In Breconshire, the largest oak is one (now in a state of decay) which girts 25 ft. at 5 ft. from the ground: it grows with some other fine trees near the old mansion of Pantycored, near Brecon, and belongs to Dillwyn Llewelyn, Esq. In Buckinghamshire, at Claydon House, the seat of Sir Harry Verney, are two very fine oaks: the circumference of the trunk of the largest is 27 ft., and the diameter of the head 120 ft.: the circumference of the trunk of the other tree, at the smallest part, is 21 ft. At Harleyford is an oak 16 ft. in girt, and dividing into two enormous limbs, each from 9 ft. to 12 ft. in circumference. Waller's oaks, near Beaconsfield, are about 100 ft. high, and 8 ft. in circumference: they were planted by Waller in 1750. In Caermarthenshire, at Golden Grove, are many fine oaks, supposed to be about 300 years old, above 80 ft. high, and with trunks from 15 ft. to 18 ft. in circumference. In Cambridgeshire, at Wimpole, is an oak 75 ft. high, with a trunk 13 ft. in girt, which is clear to the height of 50 ft. In Cheshire, at Combermere Abbey, there is a pollard oak 80 ft. high, the circumference of the trunk 24 ft., and diameter of the head 75 ft.; there are also some oaks in a growing state, about 70 ft. high, with heads from 75 ft. to 80 ft. in diameter, and trunks girting about 12 ft. (For other oaks at Combermere see p. 1756.) At Buckland Hill, according to Mitchell, there is an oak with a trunk 24 ft. in circumference at 5 ft. from the ground, and which, at 8 ft., branches out into four large limbs, about 60 ft. high, and spreading over a diameter of 120 ft. In Derbyshire, the approach to Kedleston House, the seat of Lord Scarsdale, is through one of the finest oak groves in the kingdom. We have received the following account of these trees from the Honourable and Reverend Frederick Curzon :-" The largest oak, called, par excellence, the King Tree,' measures in girt, at 6 ft. from the ground, 24 ft. ; it has a noble trunk of 60 ft. without a single branch, and appears in a healthy and growing state. The late Lord Scars. dale refused 300 guineas for it about 20 years ago, when he sold a tree standing near it for 204 guineas. There are about a dozen more trees in the same grove, with trunks girting from 19 ft. to 20 ft. each." In Durham, at Ravensworth Castle, there is an oak which is supposed to be the largest in the county: it is 70 ft. high, with a trunk 18 ft. 4 in. in circumference at 1 ft. from the ground, and 17 ft. at 9 ft.; the head is 80 ft. in diameter. In Essex, the Lawn Oak, at Writtle Park, according to Burnet, is 25 ft. in girt at 5 ft. from the ground; and the great Northfield Oak, in the same park, girts 31 ft. 6 in. at the same height. At Hempstead, near Saffron Walden, is an old oak, the trunk of which, we are informed by J. Pease, Esq. M.P., girts from 50 ft. to 53 ft. In Flintshire, at Gredlington, the seat of Lord Kenyon, there are two oaks, one of which is 96 ft. high, and girts 13 ft. 9 in.; and the other is 83 ft. high, and girts 15 ft. In Glamorganshire are several fine trees; and among others the Sketty Oak. We have received the following account of this tree from that excellent British botanist and ardent lover of trees, L. W. Dillwyn, Esq., M.P.:-"This tree grows at Lower Sketty, about 2 miles from my house. When I first came into this neighbourhood, in 1802, it was a magnificent tree; but, a few years afterwards, it was much damaged by lightning; and one of the main branches, within these 3 or 4 years, has been torn off by a storm. The trunk is quite hollow, with a circumference of 37 ft. 9 in. at the base; and it measures 24 ft. 2 in. at 4 ft. 6 in. from the ground, before any of the enlargement occasioned by the branches begins." We have received the following account of the Lanelay Oak, also, from Mr. Dillwyn:-"It grows about a mile and a half from Lantrissant; and my friend the Rev. J. M. Traherne has sent me its dimensions as follows:-38 ft. 6 in. round the base, and 27 ft. 2 in. at 3 ft. from the ground.' This tree is in a much more shattered state than the one at Lower Sketty: one side of the hollow trunk is greatly decayed, if not altogether dead; and the few remaining branches on the other side are so overloaded with ivy, as greatly to endanger their safety in every storm." At Aberpergwm, the seat of Wm. Williams, Esq., there is a fine growing tree, 25 ft. in girt near the ground, and 15 ft. at the height of 3 ft. In Gloucestershire, at Doddington Park, is a growing tree 75 ft. high, with a trunk 12 ft. in girt, and a head 90 ft. in diameter. In Herefordshire, at Croft Castle, it is 120 ft. high, diameter of the trunk 4 ft., and of the head 75 ft.; another is 75 ft. high, diameter of the trunk 8 ft., and of the head 96 ft.; another, a remarkably regular and handsome tree, 72 ft. high, diameter of the trunk 10ft., and of the head 104 ft.; and another, an old pollard, 56 ft. high, diameter of the trunk 12 ft. 8 in., and of the head 81 ft. At Eastnor Castle, 18 years planted, it is 30 ft. high. About 8, miles from Moccas Court is the Eardisley Oak, a fine old tree, having an immense head, wider than that of the Cowthorpe Oak: the trunk is 18 ft. high, and 30ft. in girt at 3 ft. from the ground; with a hole at the ground, which, in warm weather, serves as a retreat for pigs and sheep. The Nun-Apton Oak, near Brinefield, has a trunk 33 ft. in girt at 5 ft. from the ground. The Moccas Court Weeping Oak (fig. 1568. in p. 1732.) is 75 ft. high; the circumference of the trunk is 13 ft. 6 in., and the diameter of the head, in one direction, is 100 ft. In Tibberton Park there is an oak (fig. 1587. in p. 1746.) which, as we are informed by its proprietor H. Lee Warner, Esq., has reached the astonishing height of 127 ft. ; the trunk 27 ft. 6 in. in height before it divides into branches; its circumferences averages about 18 ft. In Hertfordshire, at Hatfield, are many fine specimens: one, with a trunk 36 ft. in circumference, and clear to the height of 30 ft., contains 270 cubic feet of timber. In Lancashire, at Holker Hall, there is an oak 75 ft. high, with a trunk girting 21 ft.: the diameter of the head is 66 ft. The Broad Oak, at Winwick Hall, is only 30 ft. high; but the circumference of the trunk, at 1 ft. from the ground, is 17 ft., and the diameter of the head 90 ft.: at 10 ft. from the ground, there are 8 branches, which grow in a horizontal direction; and at 10 ft. from those are 6 more branches, spreading in a similar manner. In Leicestershire, at Donnington Park, 80 years old, it is 68 ft. high, the circumference of the trunk 12 ft., and the diameter of the head 81 ft.; another, very old, is 64 ft. high, the diameter of the head 66 ft., and the trunk 33 ft. in circumference. At Gopsall, at the seat of Earl Howe, Q. pedunculata is 70 ft. high; circumference of the trunk 18 ft., and diameter of the head 77 ft. In Montgomeryshire, in the park at Powis Castle are many fine oaks one of these is 90 ft. high, with a trunk girting 21 ft. at 3 ft. from the ground; the diameter of the head 93 ft. it contains about 1335 cubic feet of timber. "The handsomest oak I ever saw," says Marsham, "was in the Earl of Powis's noble park, by Ludlow, in 1757; though it was but 16 ft. 3 in. in circumference at 5 ft. from the ground; but it ran quite straight and clear of arms (I believe, full 60 ft. high), and had a large fine head." (Bath Soc. Papers, vol. i. p. 66.) Possibly this may be the tree mentioned above. In Monmouthshire, at Tredegar Park, 175 years old, it is 85 ft. high; the circumference of the trunk is 18 ft., and the diameter of the head 75 ft. In Norfolk, at Merton Hall, is an oak with a trunk 63 ft. 2 in. in gilt. (See fig. 1602. in p. 1764). It is said that, some years ago, a still larger oak, in the same park, was blown down. Another oak at Merton measures 25 ft. in circumference at 5 ft. from the ground. There are many oaks in the wood with trunks varying from 12 ft. to 24 ft. in circumference. One of these has a clear trunk 22 ft. 10 in. in height, averaging a girt of about 13 ft., and perfectly straight. This is a magnificent tree, with a very handsome head. In Northamptonshire, at Shipley House, it is 350 years old, the circumference of the trunk 27 ft., and the diameter of the head 171 ft.; at Easton Park is one 26 ft. in girt at 1 ft. from the ground; and in Chase Park is one 26 ft. 3 in. in girt at 1 ft. from the ground. In Yardley Chase are many fine oaks, besides those already mentioned in p. 1765.: one, a growing tree, is 70 ft. high, with a trunk 12 ft. in circumference, and 28 ft. high to the first branch; another has a trunk 26 ft. 3 in. in circumference; and several have trunks varying from 15 ft. to 20 ft. in circumference. At Strelly Hall, the seat of Thomas Webb Edge, Esq., is the Strelly Broad Oak, which was measured in 1739, after its main arms had been blown off; when it contained 560 cubic feet of timber, and its head was 180 ft. in diameter. It is now a mere shell; but its trunk still measures, at 3 ft. from the ground, 18 ft. in circumference. At Deene Park, the seat of the Earl of Cardigan, there are several large old oaks, one of which is 45 ft. high, with a trunk girting about 14 ft. 6 in. at 3 ft. from the ground, and a head 81 ft. in diameter. A pollard oak, in the same park, has a trunk which girts 17 ft. 3 in. at 3 ft. from the ground. In a wood at Corby is an oak 70 ft high, with a trunk girting 16 ft. An oak on the Pascoe estate, in the same county, has a trunk 25 ft. 6 in. in girt, which rises (averaging about 15 ft.) to the height of about 22 ft. or 24 ft.; when it forms what may be called an apple-tree head. In Northumberland, at Hartburn, 83 years planted, it is 74 ft. high; the circumference of the trunk is 12 ft., and the diameter of the head 60 ft.; this trunk is without boughs to the height of upwards of 50 ft. In Nottinghamshire, at Clumber Park, it is 58 ft. high, the circumference of the trunk 13 ft. 6 in., and the diameter of the head 72 ft. : at Thoresby Park, it has a trunk, clear of branches, 45 ft. high, though only 7 ft. 6 in. in circumference, and is a fine young tree. In Oxfordshire, at Blenheim, is a fine oak, nearly 30 ft. in girt. In Cornbury Park, Q. pedunculata is 48 ft. high, with a trunk 34 ft. 3 in. in circumference near the ground, and 22 ft. 3 in. at the height of 17 ft.: the diameter of the head is about 60 ft. In Pembrokeshire, at Stackpole Court, Q. sessiliflora is 100 ft. high, with a head 60 ft. in diameter, and a trunk 13 ft. 6 in. in circumference. At the height of 13 ft., it divides into three branches, forming a handsome and well-proportioned head. It is difficult to name the age; but 150 years ago it was designated the Large Oak at Stackpole. In Radnorshire, at Maeslaugh Castle, it is 50 ft. high; the diameter of the head is 97 ft., and the circumference of the trunk 17 ft. 3 in. In Rutlandshire, in Normanton Park, there is an oak 65 ft. high, diameter of head 90 ft., girt of the trunk, at 3 ft. from the ground, 14 ft. 3 in.: the species is . pedunculata. Another oak, in the same park (Q. sessiliflora), measured 16 ft. in circumference at 3 ft. from the ground. Its height, and the diameter of its head, are nearly equal to the preceding. They are standing some 30 yards distant from each other, and within 50 yards of a bog. The latter is widely different from the former in its general appearance; and its straggling branches and pallid leaves give it a very naked aspect. The other, on the contrary, with its deeply jagged dark green leaves, and robust habit, has a sombre appearance. In Shropshire, at Porkington, is an oak 50 ft. high, with a trunk nearly 20 ft. in circumference, and a head 90 ft. in diameter; and another, in the same park, 100 ft. high, has a trunk 18 ft. in girt to the height of 18 ft., and a head 65 ft. in diameter: at Hardwicke Grange, 10 years planted, it is 25 ft. high: at Willey Park, 15 years planted, it is 39 ft. high; at Kinlet there is a growing oak 112 ft. high, the girt of the trunk 16 ft. 6 in., and the diameter of the head 84 ft. ; also many fine specimens, from 80 ft. to 100 ft. high, with trunks from 15 ft. to 24 ft. in circumference, and the branches extending from 80 ft. to 110 ft. In the natural woods adjoining Kinlet are numerous trees both of Q. pedunculata and of Q. sessiliflòra. In Staffordshire, at Trentham, there is an oak 60 ft. high, the circumference of the trunk 21 ft., and the diameter of the head 70 ft. At Bagot's Park, there is a twisted oak, about 56 ft. high; circumference of the trunk, at 3 ft. from the ground, 27 ft. 2 in., and containing 720 cubic feet of nearly all crooked timber. This is an old tree, and has lost much of its height and many of its boughs. In the same park are six noble trees, called the Cliff Oaks, in a healthy growing state, and perfectly sound. The largest of these, which is called the King Tree, is 100 ft. high, with a trunk 18 ft. 7 in. in circumference at 3 ft. from the ground, and containing 620 cubic feet of timber: the others vary in height from |