8o TRANSACTIONS OF ROYAL SCOTTISH ARBORICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



13. The Thirty-second Annual Excursion, August 1909. 



{IVt^/i Plates.) 



The following is a detailed account of the Annual Excursion, 

 of which a summary report is given in the previous paper. 



Monday, 2nd August. 



ASCENT OF SCHACHEN IN THE STATE FOREST 

 OF PARTENKIRCHEN. 



On leaving Partenkirchen, the party followed along the 

 Partnach and arrived at Partnachklamm (2427 feet above the 

 sea), on passing through which Ferchenbachtal was entered (2628 

 feet above sea-level). 



District IX. Steilen (Rotation 114 years). 

 Compartment 6. Stegreif Westlich (2628 to 2828 feet). 

 90,363 acres, 6^, c*. 115-year-old wood of spruce, silver fir, 

 beech, and sycamore, very well grown. In places 

 heavy selection cuttings have been made. Final 

 yield per acre 4089 cubic feet. 



Compartment i. Stegreif Ostlich (2828 to 3753 feet). 



23,103 acres, f. 115-year-old wood of spruce, silver fir, with a 

 few beech, sycamore, and white-beam trees of good 

 development and thickly grown. Final yield per 

 acre 3384 cubic feet. 



42,248 acres, e. 100-year-old wood of spruce, silver fir, and 

 beech, with a few sycamores, rowan trees, and white 

 beams, mostly of inferior growth and density. Final 

 yield 141 o cubic feet per acre. 



Compartment 2. Grasecker Wetterstein (3753 to 4263 feet). 

 72,763 acres, g. 85-year-old wood of spruce and silver fir 

 with a few beech and sycamore, of good growth 

 generally, and with fair density. In places damaged 

 by wind, 

 g- 593 acres ( Lagerplatze (3771 feet). 



35,142 acres, e. 65-year-old spruce wood with a few silver 

 fir, sycamore, and beech of fair growth and density. 

 8,787 acres, c. Newly-planted trees on clearing caused by 

 wind, partly under the shelter of a few remaining trees. 



