Il6 TRANSACTIONS OF ROYAL SCOTTISH ARBORICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The book is well written, and contains all the information 

 necessary for the successful cultivation of tree crops in the farm 

 wood-lot. Many excellent photographs illustrate the text, and 

 these are well chosen as a guide to the cultivator in showing 

 what to aim at and what to avoid. A. W. B. 



OBITUARY. 



The Late Mr Scott, Forester, Darnaway Castle. 



Mr Daniel Scott was born on 28th January 1846, near 

 Blairgowrie, on the farm of Rochallie, of which his father was 

 tenant. He received his training at Scone, Perthshire; Culzean 

 Castle, Ayrshire ; Powercourt, Co. Wicklow, Ireland ; and 

 Pennyton Castle, North Wales; entering the services of the 

 Earl of Moray in 187 1 as manager of the extensive forest areas 

 on the Darnaway estates, he laboured there for forty-six years, 

 enjoying the confidence of no less than five Earls of Moray. 



During Mr Scott's long and capable management of the 

 Darnaway forests, he did much to improve and extend them. 

 He realised the importance of managing plantations on system- 

 atic lines, and with that end in view had formed a working-plan ot 

 the Darnaway forests and an estate museum, being one of the first 

 experienced foresters to do so in this country. Mr Scott was an 

 enthusiastic forester. He possessed great practical and scientific 

 knowledge of his profession, being much interested in the train- 

 ing of young foresters, and always ready to impart his know- 

 ledge to others. For many years he was consulted by pro- 

 prietors of other estates, where his unique and extensive 

 experience and opinion were much valued. Mr Scott was a 

 member of the Royal Scottish Arboricultural Society for 

 fifty years, acted on its Council for some years, and was 

 successful at its exhibitions. The Society has lost one of 

 its best and most enlightened foresters, and by his death the 

 profession has lost one of its ablest and most progressive 

 votaries. Mr Scott is survived by a widow, two sons, and four 

 daughters. His eldest son holds an important appointment with 

 Messrs Kennedy & Sons, Liverpool and Glasgow. The second 

 son is a civil engineer, holding a responsible position on the 

 Canadian Northern Railway. John W. M'Hattie. 



