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Fig. 18.—Oak in Writtle Park.
the trunk of which is 251/2 feet in circumference. This trunk was split
completely into two by lightning twenty years ago, and it was again
damaged four years ago. It is easy to walk between the two sections.
Fig. 19.—Oak at Warren Farm, Writtle.
At Warren Farm, Writtle, there is a fine and picturesque old
oak tree, having a trunk 18 feet 10 inches in circumference.
Rivenhall Oaks.—In the park there are some fine trees measuring
from twenty-one to twenty-three feet in circumference. A remark-