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and specimens of timber grown in close forest as against wood 

 raised in open forest. 



Mrs Ellice of Glengarry, Inverness-shire, sent examples of Scots 

 fir, larch, oak, elm, and Weymouth pine. Of much antiquarian 

 interest was the old oak panel carved with the arms of the Earl 

 of Angus, which had been removed from the old church of Glen 

 bervie, and was exhibited by Mr A. B. Xicolson of Glenbervie. In 

 the Exhibition were also seen the model of a Shears fence to be 

 erected above a stone dyke to keep out sheep or deer ; specimens 

 of rare shrubs from the Cruickshank Botanic Garden, Old Aber- 

 deen ; and specimens of the foliage of conifers grown on the 

 Balcarres estate Mr James Forgan, forester, Bonskeid, Pitlochry, 

 sent sections of Wellingtonia yigantea. Amongst the contents of 

 the stand from Mr James M'Kenzie, forester to the Countess 

 of Seafield, was a larch plank cut from a tree one hundred and 

 fifty years old. Messrs John Denholm cfe Co., Bo'ness, again 

 exhibited pitwood imported from northern Europe, demonstrating 

 that the foreigner can produce wood which ia wanted in Britain, 

 but which we do not cultivate to a sufficient extent. 



Turning from the raw material to what may be termed the 

 finished article, one found beautiful specimens of workmanship in 

 the furniture shown by Messrs James Garvie & Sons, Aberdeen ; 

 the carriage and cart wheels by Messrs Shinnie and Messrs David 

 Gray & Son ; the bobbins, tubs, pails, etc., by Messi's J. & J. L. 

 Brebner; the surf boat and rigging blocks by Messrs Hall, Russell, 

 and Co., shipbuilders ; the rustic seats, etc., by Mr D. Kennedy, 

 gardener, Loanhead Terrace, and Mr Alexander Pollock, Tarbolton, 

 Ayi'shire ; and the cupboard of Douglas fir, made by the exhibitor, 

 Mr Thomas Barrowman, head forester, Mount Melville, St 

 Andrews. Having in this way illustrated the uses to which wood 

 may be put for domestic, navigation, and trade purposes, the 

 organisers of the show gave their visitors an opportunity of seeing 

 how the material can be employed in other directions; and, thanks 

 to the Messrs Tait, Inverurie, the most interesting process of 

 converting wood into paper was graphically shown. 



