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failed, whereas in the plots where the notch planting was used 

 about 30 per cent, of the plants died. The soil, which was of a 

 light, sandy nature, had been ploughed for an agricultural crop 

 two years previous to planting, but had got no other preparation. 

 The area to be planted next season is much stronger land, and 

 was in course of being broken up with steam cultivators to a 

 depth of from 10 to 12 inches. 



Proceeding to the old woods, the Excursionists were surprised 

 to find about 1200 acres of Scots pine of excellent quality, 

 varying in age from thirty to eighty years. One of these woods, 

 about seventy years of age, was said to contain over 5000 cubic 

 feet per acre, and the market value of the standing timber was 

 said to be as high as 8d. per cubic foot. They were further 

 delighted with the splendid examples of natural regeneration 

 shown to them. It was explained that five years previously a 

 break of timber was cleared and the ground enclosed and well 

 raked over, with the result that an extremely thick growth of 

 naturally regenerated seedlings sprang up, very few bare patches 

 appearing, and these were filled up to prevent undue irregularity. 

 These young trees were looking very healthy and vigorous, and 

 gave great promise, if carefully tended, of eventually developing 

 into some of the finest timber of the kind on the estate. They 

 offered direct contrast to a plantation close by, which was made at 

 the same time with seedlings brought from the nursery. These 

 latter were looking well, but were not to be compared to the 

 native plants for strong growth. Unfortunately the pine beetle 

 {Hylurgiis piniperda) has attacked a few of the finest specimens. 



Adjoining these plantations there are aboiit 150 acres of heath 

 land, intended to be planted with heather. A portion of this 

 area is already stocked by means of planting and sowing seed; 

 the plants are procured from the adjoining woods and the seed is 

 imported. The planting has done very well, but the seeding is 

 a failure. Some of the better sorts of heath have also been 

 planted in beds by the grass carriage drives, and in most cases 

 are doing very well. 



A coniferous timber tree which abounds at Woburn is the 

 Weymouth pine (Pinus Strohus). This is grown mostly in 

 mixture with Scots pine and some other species, and it has done 

 very well ; but aphis (Chermes) was seen on both old and young 

 trees, and the destructive parasitic fungus, Peridermium Strobi, 

 was also found. In the course of a walk through the "Ever- 



