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Section of an oak, 4 feet in diameter and G inches thick, from a 

 tree still standing and growing on the Estate of Sands, 

 Perthshire, from Laurence Johnstone of Sands. 



A fine Collection of Woods grown on the Scone Estates, Perth- 

 shire, including wood of Douglas fir used for several pur- 

 poses, and a Railway Sleeper of Silver fir which had been 

 in use over seven years and is still quite sound and service- 

 able, from William M'Corquodale, Scone, Perth. 



A very interesting Collection of 115 kinds of Wood, all grown 

 on the Hopetoun Estates in West Lothian, from John 

 M'Laren, Hopetoun. 



An interesting Collection of Specimens of the Wood of the 

 Eucaliji-)t%, from Australia. 



A splendid Collection of the Woods used for Ordnance, and 

 for other purposes by the War Department, from H.IM. 

 Secretary of State for War. This valuable and interesting 

 Collection afforded a capital illustration of the great variety 

 of Woods and other articles of Forest Produce which are 

 used, and the purposes to which they are applied, in the 

 science and art of war. Among others it included beautiful 

 Specimens of the following Woods, each having the descrip- 

 tion here given attached to it. 



1. Oak (Quebec), used for barrels, kegs, rouuds of lacUlors, fittings of 

 ammunition boxes, and operating tables. 



2. Oak (Riga), used for operating tables and internal tittings of ammuni- 

 tion boxes. 



3. Lime-Tree (Great Britain), used for cutting boards for collar makers. 



4. Beech (Great Britain), used for bars and arches for saddles, and for 

 fittings of ammunition boxes. 



5. Oak (Odessa), used for barrels, kegs, rounds of ladders, fittings of 

 ammunition boxes, and opei'ating tables. 



6. Oak (Dantzig), used for barrels, kegs, roimds of ladders, and 

 operating tables. 



7. Lancewood ("West In<lies), used for tripods for range finders. 



8. Hornbeam (Great Britain), used for teeth of wheels, for heavj' 

 machinery. 



9. Mahogany (Tobasco), used for levers, fittings of ammunition boxes, 

 cradles for pack saddles, tackle blocks, and patterns. 



10. Saul (Burmah), used for windlasses, gim carriages, bollards, rollers, 

 i[Uoins, and mortar beds. 



11. Walnut (American), used for felloes of wheels for tropical service, 

 pack saddles, and for barrack furniture. 



12. Cedar (Cuba), used for panels of office waggons, linings of fuse 

 boxes, model and pattern work. 



