180 TRAXSACTION'S OF UOYAL SCOTTISH ARBORICULTURAL SOCIKTY. 



Cornun sanguinea, Dcij)hne Mezcveon^ D. laureoln, Deutzia 

 creiuUa, D. scahra, Euony)>ius europaivs, Fursi/thia viridisshna, 

 Viburnum opulus, Syringa, of sorts, Spiraa Douglasii, Rhanimis 

 frangula, Philadelphus coronarius, and Leycesteria formosa find 

 prominent places alongside the walks and drives, or in large 

 irregular masses within the woods and along their margins. 



The old oak trees ai'ound the mansion, and over the park 

 generally, are in a good state of preservation, and of goodly 

 proportions. Most of them contain from 60 feet to 100 cubic 

 feet of timber, but one patch growing on shallow peat contains 

 fully 100 trees of 130 cubic feet each. Along with these latter 

 are a few larch trees of fully 90 feet in height, and girthing on 

 an average 11 feet at a yard from the ground. 



Ulmus Cornubiensis, a form of the English elm, has been 

 })lanted largely, and many of the trees now stand 75 feet in 

 height, and girth 8 feet at breast high. The sycamore, birch, 

 beech, Spanish chestnut, and ash likewise do well, and from 

 having been allowed plenty of room, and carefully looked to as 

 regards pruning, are of large size and shapely in form. 



Most of the park woods are what may be styled ornamental 

 game preserves. Throiighout the majority of them large clumps 

 of rhododendron, laurel, privet, aucuba, laui'estinus, and many 

 other shrubs suitable for covert purposes have been planted. 



In addition to the plantations described, there are several acres 

 of newly formed woods, principally shelter belts, and exiDcrimental 

 woods oi Abies Douglasii, Thuja gigantea, and Pinus Laricio; but 

 as the trees are of small size and only planted within the last few 

 years, we do not consider they require any special remarks at the 

 present time. 



