1883. 



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Cairnies and Glenalmond, Gorthy, Meikleour, Taymouth, Castle 

 Menzies, The Black Wood of Ilannocli, Dunalastair, Glenlyon.Octertyre, 

 Lawers, Strowan, Dunira, and Carse of Gowrie, &;c. 



The immense amount of information as to trees of all kinds, 

 accompanied as the accounts are with minute admeasurements and 

 every possible topic of interest connected with woods and forests, 

 make the book one of exceptional value. 



From its delightful pages, so admirably illustrated, we should 



HERMITAGE FALLS. 



much have liked to extract many a para.i^rapli, but we must content 

 ourselves with one, which will give an example of the author's 

 pleasant style and genial manner of treatment. It relates to the 

 famous Beech hedse on the Perth and Blairgowrie lioad : — 



' Leaving tlie policie.s on our way to the famous Beech hedge on the Perth and 

 Blairgowrie Road,' says Mr. Hunter, ' we pass through the interesting vilhige of 

 Meikleour, nestling amidst the woods a little to the north-east of the mansioji. 

 Ill ancient times the village seems to have been a centre of rural merchandise,"aa 



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