96 TRANSACTIONS OF ROYAL SCOTTISH ARBORICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



all who have to do with the production of timber to do what they 

 can to increase its durability ; and on the plea of economy alone, 

 the writer would urge that there should be a creosoting plant of 

 some description on every wooded estate. The saving on the 

 labour bill for renewing and repairing fences alone would soon 

 repay the cost of the plant, while timber of the better classes 

 would be available for sale. 



The writer has had numerous inquiries regarding the above 

 system of creosoting, and these, together with the importance of 

 the subject, have led him to explain the matter in as practical a 

 way as possible. The accompanying plan, section, and photo- 

 graph will serve to illustrate his description. 



