26 TRANSACTIONS OF ROYAL SCOTTISH ARBORICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



obtained wholly or partly at home, and secondly to those that 

 require to be imported. 



Ash 



Sycamore 



Beech 



Oak 



Spanish Chestnut 



Douglas Fir 



Scottish Larch 



Scots Pine 



" Home- Grown Supplies — this year. 

 \ An abundant supply. 



A very light crop. Heavy sowings of 



beech made last season. 



J 



| A good crop, but not sufficient to cover 

 j our normal sowings. 

 -\ One of the poorest crops on record, 

 [ following a light crop last year ; 

 I comparatively few cones have been 

 J carried over. 



" Scots pine of continental origin are so liable to the leaf- 

 shedding fungus that neither seed nor plants ought to be im- 

 ported, thus every endeavour should be made to collect all the 

 native seed possible. I am glad to say that there is every 

 indication of a bumper crop next year. 



" Seeds to be Imported. 



Silver Fir 



Norway Spruce 



Corsican Pine 



Larch, from the Swiss frontier 



I Of excellent quality. Can 

 f be obtained in France. 



J 



Japanese Larch 



Douglas Fir 

 Sitka Spruce 



Is reported a good crop 



in Japan. 

 Average supplies are 



available in U.S.A. 



" I think, therefore, that I am justified in assuming that ample 

 supplies of coniferous tree seeds, except Scots pine, will be 

 available for sowing next spring, provided early arrangements 

 are made for their transport from France, and more particularly 

 from America. 



"Last spring the delays experienced in getting delivery were, 

 to say the least of it, heart-breaking, and few people were able 

 to obtain delivery of imported seeds before the end of April. 



" It is sincerely to be hoped that pressure can be brought to 

 bear on the Ministry of Shipping to facilitate the speedy ship- 

 ment of all parcels of tree seeds coming from abroad. 



