182 TRANSACTIONS OF ROYAL SCOTTISH ARBORICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
is no lack of land suitable in every respect for experimental forest 
areas, the only drawback at present is the want of means where- 
with to purchase. The writer is convinced that the system here 
advocated would be successful if attempted boldly. The sum 
required is £100,000. 
With regard to Method 2, land of this description can be had 
at from 36s. to 403. per acre. At that price, however, the land 
is dear, and the method is less satisfactory than Method 1, even 
although the necessary buildings are left out of consideration, 
and they would cost a considerable sum. Assuming that Method 2 
was decided upon, buildings would require to be erected and 
fitted up suitable for the proper management of the establishment. 
The plans submitted herewith show, hypothetically, what the 
writer considers the necessary buildings for such an establishment. 
The sketches show the principal’s, assistant forester’s, coach- 
man’s, and carter’s houses. The ground plan so far explains 
the position of those several houses. The ‘‘school” consists 
of lecture-room, class-room, chemical laboratory, and library. 
These plans can be extended indefinitely, by simply extending 
the area under buildings to the length required for any additional 
rooms, such as a forestry museum, etc. The following is merely 
an outline specification, as to enter into full details here is quite 
unnecessary. All that need be said is, that the rooms are to be 
heated by hot water, and to have ceilings of an average height of 
12 feet. On the first floor there will be accommodation for twelve 
pupils, with an assistant’s bedroom. The principal’s house will 
consist of parlour and dining-room, with kitchen accommodation 
on the ground floor, and bedrooms, with bath, etc., on the first 
floor, with hot and cold water laid on. 
Tae building to be of local stone rubble walling, with freestone 
rybats, sills, and lintels; all corners to be of hammer-dressed and 
pick-scappled stones to a rounded form, and all the walls exter- 
nally to have one coat of cement plaster, and be afterwards rough 
cast with cement; wall-head line to have embrasures or battle- 
mented finish—these stones to be of concrete, cast to forms. The 
roofs to be of Limmer asphalt upon the ceiling joisting, which 
will require to be kept a little stronger, and have tapered pieces 
nailed on top, and all covered with 4-inch flooring, and afterwards 
laid with Limmer asphalt to the proper specification. 
Regarding cost, if the materials can be got locally near the 
building, the work should be completed for a sum of £3000. 
