DALE

James . b. Brancepeth near Durham; succeeded his father as head gardener to 6 Viscount Boyne at Brancepeth Castle 1854; a great judge of fruit and flowers; kept a splendid stock of plants and fruit but never exhibited; known as “The King of Pine growers”; a clever naturalist and ornithologist; it is stated in Loudon’s Natural History that Mr. Dale was the only man in England who ever took a siskin’s nest, which he did in a pine tree; left a valuable collection of stuffed animals and preserved fish. d. Brancepeth 1 April 1882 aged 66.