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within a squirrel-proof fence, while all the trees within jumping 
distance around it have been cleared away. Last year some- 
thing like 12,000 cones were gathered, and as many as 30,000 
cones are said to have been gathered off it in a single season, 
Among other big trees in this sheltered spot were two silver 
firs over 100 feet in height, and girthing respectively 11 feet 
11 inches, and 13 feet 8 inches. There was also a grand spruce, 
Abies excelsa, towering to over 106 feet in height, with a girth 
of 10 feet at 5 feet up,—the finest spruce on the estates. 
These trees were surveyed with the greatest admiration. At 
Lynedoch the woods have been very greatly improved since 
they were purchased by the Earl of Mansfield about forty 
years ago; and the members rambled through them for the 
best part of an hour—the timber being everywhere of great 
value. 
GLENALMOND AND THE CAIRNIES. 
The carriages were again mounted, and what proved to be 
a long drive was undertaken to the Logiealmond district, where 
several estates were down on the programme to be visited. 
Pursuing an oak-shaded road for several miles up the valley, 
we passed Logie House and policies, a beautiful seat of the Earl 
of Mansfield, with some splendid trees—including a Weymouth 
pine, Pinus Strobus, 90 feet high, and 7 feet 6 inches in girth 
at 5 feet up—in the grounds around it. Onwards we sped 
through the rural village of Harrietfield for a distance of about 
9 miles, until we arrived at Glenalmond House, the seat of 
Mrs Malcolm Patton, where a short time was devoted to 
viewing the fine specimens of the newer Conifers, which thrive 
particularly well in the locality. Many clumps of Douglas fir 
were met with growing well in this upland region, and 
admiration was also expressed at the long stretch of oak trees 
planted by the late Mr M‘Corquodale, which extended for 
miles on both sides of the road. 
During the drive we kept in sight for a considerable time 
the famous Glenalmond College, a beautiful example of Early 
English Gothie architecture, which rose grandly on the other 
side of the valley over a fine screen of sheltering trees. 
Meeting Mr John M‘Lagan, overseer on The Cairnies estates, 
who acted as our guide, a visit was paid to the Pine Haugh as 
soon as we reached Glenalmond. It lies on the north bank of 
the river Almond, and contains a large number of well-grown 
and beautiful coniferous trees. Among the best of them was a 
Pinus monticola over 70 feet in height, and 5 feet 5 inches in 
girth at 5 feet up. In this haugh the late Lord-Justice Clerk 
Patton laid out between two and three acres for the purpose of 
