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deodora, C. atlantica; Wellingtonia gigantea, and numerous 
others, all thriving and forming very ornamental subjects. 
In an interesting walk through the wood in the Douglas Glen, 
and through the shrubberies, the immense height of all the trees 
was a subject of general remark. Great interest was taken in 
the Douglas firs, which have been planted in large numbers, and 
are now a feature of the woodlands. In one part of the park the 
party inspected a plantation of 6 acres solely composed of Douglas 
firs, which, planted thirty-eight years ago, have now attained to 
an average height of 70 feet. One of the largest gave a girth of 
6 feet 6 inches at 5 feet up, and all over they stood about forty 
trees to the acre. Several grand individual Douglas firs were 
measured, and were much admired. One of these, with a fine 
silvery tint, was 9 feet 9 inches in girth; another, opposite the 
stables, was 12 feet 7 inches in circumference, and 90 feet high ; 
and a third was 11 feet 4 inches in girth, and 95 feet high, all 
girthed at 5 feet up. In the same locality were an ancient yew 
12 feet in girth at 3 feet up, and a great oak 17 feet in girth at 
5 feet up. Numerous other fine trees were seen during the walk 
through those splendid policies, in which, besides the Conifers 
_ already mentioned, the larch, Scots fir, spruce, and silver fir thrive 
splendidly, as well as the ordinary broad-leaved trees, the oak, 
ash, beech, elm, lime, and sycamore, all exhibiting great vigour, 
and furnishing many notable specimens, 
Visiting the gardens under the charge of Mr Crosbie, extending 
to about 10 acres, they were found replete with all the appliances 
for meeting the wants of the ducal family. The hothouses were 
full of excellent grapes, peaches, and other hothouse fruits, plants 
and flowers of all kinds in first-rate condition for the purposes 
they had to serve. The kitchen-garden exhibited skilful manage- 
ment, resulting in abundant crops of fruit and vegetables. In 
a neatly laid out garden in front of the greenhouses was seen 
the original plant of the Buchanan Royal Lady Fern, Athyrium 
Filixfemina Victorie, now a veteran plant of about half a 
century old. 
Assembling in a group in the pretty flower-garden, with two 
handsome specimens of the Chilian pine, Arawcaria imbricata, 
as a background, the party were photographed by Mr Paxton, 
of Kilmarnock, a member of the Society, and a noted amateur 
photographer. Before the company parted here, to make their 
way to the railway station at Drymen, Mr Dunn gave appropriate 
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