COUNTIES OF EOSS AND CROMARTY. 209 



of boats, L.8451 ; of nets, L.18,360 ; of lines, L.2o48 ; and tlie 

 total value, L.29,3o9. At Cromarty the number of boats was 

 292 ; of fishermen and boys, 955 ; of curers, 8 ; of coopers, 28 ; 

 the value of boats, L.6998 ; of nets, L.12,512 ; of lines, L.2027, 

 and the total value, L.21,537. At Lochcarron and Skye (in 

 Inverness-shire) the number of boats was 695 ; of fishermen and 

 boys, 2067 ; of curers, 37 ; of coopers, 13 ; the value of boats, 

 L.6996 ; of nets, L.16,932 ; of lines, L.2235, and the total value, 

 L.26,163. The number of barrels of herring cured or salted at 

 these districts in the same year was : — Stornoway, 75,471|- ; 

 Lochbroom, 3070 ; Cromarty, 2388 ; and Lochcarron and Skye, 

 17,932. The number of cod, or ling, or skate, taken was : — 

 Stornoway, 325,141 ; Lochbroom, 43,880 : Cromarty, 14,471, and 

 Lochcarron and Skye, 15,180. 



There are five distilleries — Dalmore, Teaninich, Ord, Glen- 

 moragie, and Balblair. Between 10,000 and 12,000 quarters of 

 barley are distilled at these five establishments every year, the 

 consumpt of Dalmore itself varying from 5000 to 6000 quarters. 



OX THE TAXODIUM SEMPERVIRENS (OR EED WOOD) FOR 



TDIBER PURPOSES. 

 By Robert Hutchison, of Carlowrie, Kirkliston. 

 [Premium — The Medium Gold Medal.'] 

 Taxodium sempervirens (Lambert), the Redwood or Bastard Cedar. 



Synonyms, — Sequoia sempervirens, Endlicher. 

 ,, Taxodium nutkaense, Lambert. 



■J ■ ,, Schuberiia semperinrens, S]yoic\i. 



' ,, Condylocariyus sempervirens, Salisbury. 



Leaves. — Mostly in twos, but sometimes in threes, on the lateral 

 branches and branchlets, linear, ovate-lanceolate, obtuse at the 

 ends, very slightly convex, and of a pale green colour on the 

 under side, but considerably darker and shining on the upper. 

 I'rom half an inch to an inch long, but smaller when young ; those 

 on the young shoots of the terminal point, distant and very acute. 



Branches. — Spreading and horizontal, irregularly placed after- 

 nately along the stem, rather distant, and sprouting out nume- 

 rous lateral ones in two rows, those nearest the trunk generally 

 drooping, while, towards the shoots of young wood, at the 

 extremity of lateral branches, they are not uncommonly elevated 

 in graceful swee])ing curves. 



Jjranchlets. — Numerous, in two rows, and bent downwards. 



Floii'crs. — Moncecious, or nude and female separate ; but on 

 the same plant solitary and terminal ; male llowers globular, on 

 slender footstalks, and densely covered with very minute scale- 

 like leaves. 



Cones. — Small, sub-globular, or obtuse-oval and ligneous, soli- 

 tary, terminal, and about an inch in length. 







