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winter in 1880-81. An interesting plant is a young walnut 
tree, planted by the Edinburgh Botanical Club to commemorate 
their visit to Stravithie in 1890. The policies are well furnished 
with an underwood of hollies, laurels, rhododendrons, yews, ete. ; 
and most of the common forest trees, besides the beech already 
noted, thrive well. Many fine trees of the Wych elm, ash, oak, 
Scots fir, larch, etc., are met with in the plantations, which 
extend to about seventy acres, and lie at an average of 300 feet 
above sea-level, about three miles inland, and fully exposed 
to the north and east. The soil is of medium quality, rather 
cold and in places retentive, and rests on the Carboniferous 
formation of the east of Fife. 
For the measurements of the most of the fine trees in the 
following table we were indebted to Dr Cleghorn. The table 
gives a good idea of the growth of trees under able manage- 
ment in an exposed district, by no means favourable to tree life. 
TREES AT STRAVITHIE. 
3 ae 
Botanical Name. Age, & s a Exposure. Remarks. 
MH | Gis 
; ; years. feet. ft.ins.| _ 7a 
Abies Douglasii, 23 40 | 3 10 | sheltered | Thrives well in shelter. 
shetihe, 25.) 82/207) iy, |e) PSR eae 
», pectinata, 105: | 79.9 "0 A very fine silver fir. 
»  LPinsapo, st 10 |\:2)0 3 Busy ay suffered from 
»,  Webbiana, . 20 28 | 2 1 96 Beautiful thriving tree. 
Araucaria imbricata, . | 22 D200 Qe x { Mug aa ped by east 
Cedrus Deodura, . 20 18) 2-0 N, Grown from seed from 
; Simla, 1864. 
Cupressus Lawsoniana, 25 2/2 8 Ss. Growing luxuriantly. 
Fagus sylvatica, 95 | 7 2) InGlen | Fine cleanstem; healthy. 
” ” 65 7 8 ” » ” ” 
ums ” G 62 (hes 29 ” 9 ” 
Fraxinus excelsa, . 55 | 6 9 5. Thrives well. 
Juglans regia, q ou slecl9 w { Planted by Edinburgh 
hs go 23 Botanical Club, 1890. 
Larix ewroped, 70 5) 5) Mle ta), AL00) s. Heavy crop of cones. 
53 fs 50 84 15 4 s. Fine old tree. 
- i : 50 96° || 5 2 S. a yy 
Tibocedrus decurrens, 25 25 | 2) 10 S. Handsome tree. 
Pinus Cembra, ant 22 |2 4 | sheltered | Very fine specimen. 
Bes 28 Bh ail Qld { Grown from seed from 
a2 , ? Hi Rag Le Roky 
pela HOE m5 | 6 R entioned in Jeffrey’s 
Quercus robur, 75 Jw DS) { Trees of Fife, 
ae meaty. ne 92 5 6 S. In the Glen ; fine. 
Thuja gigantea, 25 40 |2 6 5. Fine free-growing tree. 
Ulmus montana, . dd 70 | 7 4) In Glen { Dvineee in_ the 
Wellingtonia gigantea, 25 44/3 9 s. Does well in shelter. 
