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gorge and a waterfall. An avenue of Silver Birch is so delightful 
that one wonders this tree is not more often used for minor 
avenues. The kitchen garden, too, is, I think, the most charmingly 
situated of any I have seen. It covers the opposite slopes of a 
valley, the bottom of which is filled by a large piece of water with 
islands in it. The grounds are furnished with many fine trees, but 
in size these are not equal to others elsewhere mentioned in these 
nous. There are several Larches here said to have been planted, 
like those at Dunkeld, in 1738. A most noteworthy tree is 
a specimen of the distinct and elegant Abies matfnifica, 60 feet 
high, and in perfect health and form. Ahi<s ,n<r(h)i<<,i>ii(ui<t< 
planted by Her Majesty Queen Alexandra in 1872, is 45 feet high ; 
und A. nobilis, planted by her six years later, is the same height. 
Both here and at Dunkeld Lnrir !- r i. ,!,>},}* is thought to be a 
promising forest tree. A plantation of this species mixed with a 
lew others is making excellent growth; the trees were planted 
17 years ago and some already girth over 2 feet. 
Inverewb, Ross-shire. 
The house of Inverewe was built by Mr. Osgood H. Mackenzie 
in iM.t on what was then a bare hi! .i [■ ■ ],, I I with nothing 
and bracken. It is now surrounded at the 
back and sides by thick woods, 60 feet and more high, and gives 
»nt example of what can be done, and what results 
-aid he still in hale middle life, 
not a large one (it is worked I 
? n „ a e ^ ° ne ° r t y° men )' has in rece nt years acquired a reputa- 
tion as being one of more than ordinary interest. It is situated 
e of Poolewe, on the shores of Loch Ewe, 
?n a l»t tj'ta f^ °i Gairloch > Ross-shire. It is, consequently, 
r north than that of Inverness. 
'V growing here in great luxuriance trees and shrubs 
nea^T onl r Z f ^ S ° Uth Africa > and th * Himalaya, which 
tiom tw f e t0 K^ rown ™der glass. The climatic condi- 
IreW l e n° r n' mUSt n be 7f y 8imilar to what obtain in S - W ' 
ten neriti* ™«. Corn ?^ 11 » ^ough no doubt the mean annual 
temperature is considerably lower. 
BwSifoK^ i he h T e ° ne is str * ck b y the number of 
Nothing, except nerha^Pnnt^^f f ' Under forest conditions - 
t,^t P ? ' C ° Uld be ^ ot t0 Sr° w fa8ter ' and 
-gam-tree forest on even a small 
^wSS;^if al8 ° not improbable 
v^t^Zrte7:^Ttr e planted in cieari ^ s ° f the 
Among Himalayan riant, ft ! J are COnse quently well sheltered. 
^vebeenplanS ffaUh„rr Bentative lot of Rhododendrons 
in newer. Since hi S' fl™ ^ f a11 the B ^dleias, was 
mis species flowered for the first time in the 
