74 TRANSACTIONS OF ROYAL SCOTTISH ARBORICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



No. 15.— Toll Belt. 



Young Conifers, .... 26*870 Acres. 



Ok! Hardwoods, . . . . " 3 "55 7 „ 



Total, . . . 30-427 



Conditions of Locality. — Elevation, 50 to 70 feet ; ground 

 undulating, with general gentle slope to S. Soil, strong, deep 

 loam, sandy in parts. A large proportion of the area very wet, 

 though the drainage is undergoing improvement. Exposed to 

 N.E. winds. 



Crop. — Conifer tin eastern portion. Age, 11 years. Stock consists 

 of larch, Douglas fir, spruce, Scots fir, with some alder, ash, hornbeam, 

 poplar, elm, oak, beech and a few Law son's cypress. The species 

 are mixed, partly singly partly in groups. Larch badly diseased, 

 and whole crop suffers from excess of moisture. There is a dense 

 crop of whins and coarse grass in places. The young crop suffered 

 severely from injury by rabbits and hares. Vacancies partly filled 

 up in 1897 with Douglas fir, spruce, Scots fir and ash. In 1898, 

 the young hardwoods were pruned, and side shoots were cut from 

 the larger Douglas fir, Scots fir, spruce and birch, where they were 

 found to be interfering with younger plants. Birch was also cut 

 out in places. — Hardwoods in western portion, with three clumps 

 of old trees, chiefly beech, in the eastern portion. Age, about 90 years. 

 Crop in western portion, oak, beech, lime, horse-chestnut, ash. 

 Estimated stock, 56 trees, each of 16 cubic feet, to the acre. An 

 undergrowth of whins and broom has recently been cut to promote 

 natural regeneration, and a vigorous crop of beech and ash has been 

 thus produced. 



Treatment. — Conifers. Thoroughly drain as soon as possible ; 

 cut out unhealthy and misshapen young trees, and fill up with 

 spruce. In the first thinning, the number of species should be 

 reduced by removing those which appear least suited to the 

 locality. Permanent shelter-belt required on the N.E. side. — 

 Hardwoods. Group of old hardwoods in eastern portion to remain 

 untouched. In the western strip, the old crop, except the marginal 

 trees, to be cut out as soon as the new self-sown crop, supple- 

 mented where necessary by planting or sowing, has become 

 established. 



No. 1 6. — Cnoc-na-Croige. 



Young Conifers, . . . . 16 157 Acres. 

 Unstocked. ' 1-000 



Total, . . . 17 157 



Conditions of Locality.— Elevation, 100 feet; a low ridge 

 running N.E. and SAY., with some low flat ground on the N. side. 

 Soil, shallow and stony on ridge, deep and sandy below ; low ground 

 very wet, and plants exposed to frost. N. winds dangerous. 



Crop. — Conifers. The ridge still carries a few old standard trees. 

 Ground has been restocked with larch, among which are groups of 

 Douglas fir, silver fir and Scots fir, aged 3 years. The low ground 

 is stocked with larch, spruce, Douglas fir and hardwoods of similar 



