448 EDITORS BOX. {k^B.ih, 



the former crop, and is now in a fairly dry condition, planting may 

 take place next season ; but if the bog or moss is in any degree water- 

 logged, the planting should not be done for two or three years, until 

 the sour water has had time to drain off. Should the district be 

 infested with the Fir Weevil, Hylohius ahietis, proper precautions 

 should be taken against its attack. Details of the most effective 

 means used in warding off the attacks of the Weevil will be found 

 in former volumes of the ' JouEX.Ui of Forestry.' The method so 

 successfully followed by Mr. M'Corquodale, the eminent forester to 

 the Earl of Mansfield, at Scone, Perthshire, is particularly worthy of 

 attention, as being simple and effective. It consists in smoothing 

 the surface of the soil with the back of the spade around the newly 

 planted tree as the work proceeds, and thus leaving no crevices for 

 the Weevils to shelter in during the day, when they usually lie 

 dormant. If the land is pure bog, consisting wholly of organic 

 matter, the best trees to plant it with are Scot's Fir and Birch. 

 Should there be more or less of an admixture of inorganic matter, or 

 the bog is not more than three feet deep, then Poplars, Willows, 

 Alder, Spruce, Silver and Hemlock Firs, may be planted with 

 advantage . — Ed.] 



LABGE TLEE AT DABNAWAY. 



Sir,— In 'Forestry' for March, 1884, Mr. D. Scott gives the 

 measurement of this Spanish Chestnut at 525 cub. feet, and the 

 report of the Scottish Arboricultural Society at 400 feet, a difference 

 of 1 25 feet. Which is right ? I presume it will hardly be contended 

 that the tree in question increased so much since 1881 ? 



John Smith. 



Bomsey, Hants. 



LABGE OAKS. 



Sir,— In the communication on this subject by ' C. E. W.,' in the 

 January issue, pp. 188-189 of 'Forestry,' he gives dimensions only. 

 Can he give the age of the Oak, or an approximation of it ? As 

 my forefathers were from Merionethshire, I look in that direction with 

 interest, which must be my apology for troubling you. 



Yours truly, 



Egbert W. Furnas. 

 Evergreen'Home, Brownville, Nebraska. 



