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The larch is planted wide apart in suitable localities and soil 

 in beech woods. The other conifers and broad-leaved trees, as 

 well as exotics, are not abundantly represented. 



Notes on the Excursion. 



The Excursionists arrived, first of all, at the primeval woods, — 

 dense beech woods of all ages up to two hundred years inter- 

 spersed with single stems and groups of oak about four hundred 

 years old. These oaks are of great height (about 140 feet in 

 height) and in many cases have fine stems. On the high ground 

 the regeneration had commenced. The existing young growth of 

 beech is useless and must be removed before regeneration 

 commences. After leaving the primeval forest, and proceeding 

 on the journey through Lindenbuch, many fine oak groups and 

 young beech woods with a few oak standards were seen. 

 Compartment Potasche. Oak groups about one hundred years 

 old, under-planted with beech. Woods of mixed oak and beech. 

 Weissenstein is the oldest wood under-planted with beech, and 

 gave an idea of the way in which the oak is now grown. The 

 Excursion was continued along the Eselshohstrasse (old Roman 

 road and boundary between Rotenbuch and Waldaschaff) to 

 Schilder. Young woods were passed, among which the fine oaks 

 in Schneuse were specially admired. From Schilder the drive 

 was continued downhill to Waldaschaff, and from there to 

 Hosbach and Aschaffenburg. 



The following is an Alphabetical List of the Excursionists : — 

 Sir Andrew N. Agnew, Bart, of Locknaw ; Robert Allan, 

 Polkemmet, Whitburn ; John F. Annand, Newcastle-on-Tyne ; 

 Dr A. W. Borthwick, Edinburgh, Hon. Cryptogamist ; John 

 Boyd, Crown Forester's House, Inverliever; J. B. Braid, Great 

 Witley, Worcester; Charles Buchanan, Penicuik, Convener of 

 Kxcursion Conwiittee ; H. M. Cadell of Grange; R. C. Cowan, 

 Eskhill, Inveresk ; R. W. Cowper, Gortanore, Sittingbourne ; 

 John D. Crozier, Durris, Drumoak; John G. Cunningham, of 

 Letham, Fife ; William Dawson, Marischal College, Aberdeen ; 

 James Falconer, Hill, Errol; A. C. Forbes, Department of 

 Agriculture, Dublin ; James Forbes, Overtoun, Dumbarton ; 

 Robert Forbes, Kennet, Alloa ; Arch. K. Foulis, Edinburgh ; 

 Robert A. Eraser, Edinburgh ; Robert Galloway, Edinburgh, 

 Secretary and Treasurer; Sydney J. Gammell, of Drumtochty; 



