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cuttings, and they bear good evidence of the skill and care 
he has bestowed upon them :— 
ConrIFERS AT METHVEN CASTLE. 
Botanical Name. Age. Height. Ny ve ae 
feet. ft. ins, 
Abies Albertiana, F : 23 68 any 
», Douglasii, . : , 3 65 6 10 
ise grandis, .. : : 21 35 4 0 
»,  Hookeriana, 3 A 34 15 p Aaetage! | 
», magnifica, . : ; 15 25 22 
», Morinda, . : su} 50 50 6) faa 
Sel MOUULIS ea we ; ‘ 21 35 Fie 
», Nordnanniana, : 22 35 Ques 
5,  Lattoniana, ; : 34 25 2 #2 
Araucaria imbricata, . : 35 35 4 38 
Jedrus atlantica, ; F 35 20 a) 0 
»,  Deodara, . : ‘ 25 50 Pa ats) 
wo wnbani, *: : : 150 (2) 90 9 10 
Cryptomeria japonica, . c 30 30 5 5 
Cupressus Lawsonianda, ; 35 45 Desend, 
Libocedrus decurrens, . : 30 24 3 
Pinus Cembra, . ; ‘ 50 35 Beet!) 
» Lambertiana, . ’ 50 30 aR Be? 
Thujopsis borealis, . é 33 37 38 4 
Wellingtonia gigantea, ‘ 25 61 (oo 
Mr and Mrs and Miss Smythe received the visitors on the 
castle terrace, and Mr Smythe (who is over ninety years of 
age) addressed a few cordial words of welcome to them. The 
place, he said, had many historical associations connected with 
it. At one time it belonged to the Royal House of Stuart. It 
was there that Margaret, Queen Dowager of James IV., and 
daughter of Henry VII. of England, died in 1540, and other 
royal associations lingered round the castle. The estate passed 
to the Lennox family, and was by them sold in the end of the 
seventeenth century to one of his ancestors, and it had remained 
with them ever since. He was glad to see them there, and he 
trusted they had enjoyed their walk through the grounds. 
Before the party passed on, cheers were given in honour of 
Mr and Mrs Smythe and family. 
[It may be noted here that this was the last public appear- 
ance of Mr Smythe. He died full of age and honour just one 
month after the Society had visited his beautiful demesne, and 
the tributes of respect which were paid to him by the public 
press of the country showed how his long and useful public life 
had been appreciated by his fellow-countrymen. ] 
Before the party left Methven they were entertained to 
refreshments on the lawn in front of the castle. 
