NOTES AND QUERIES. lOJ 



NOTES AND QUERIES. 



The Beech Tree in Scotland. 



Information is invited as to the latitude and the altitude up to 

 which the beech tree flourishes in Scotland ; and, where it shows 

 signs of being out of its element, as to the probable causes of 

 such indications. 



Effects of Frost on Plants of Larix europcea and 

 L. leptolepis Compared. 



In the home nursery of an estate in the West Highlands 

 where the writer was employed, a plot of seedlings of Larix 

 europcBa were, during the spring of 1907, put in side by side with 

 one of Larix leptolepis. Both plots were in full growth when 

 the severe frost about the end of April 1908 occurred, and both 

 suffered severely. They were allowed to remain in the nursery 

 till the spring of 1909 when they were to be planted out. 



Of the European larch, more than 60 per cent, were worthless, 

 not having been able to recover from the damage caused by the 

 frost. But nearly all the Japanese larch were good plants, 

 having suffered but little permanent damage. If, as this seems 

 to indicate, the Japanese larch can thus throw off the effect of 

 late spring frosts, it should be the better able to withstand the 

 attack of the larch canker [Peziza ivillkommii). 



David Stewart. 



Suggested use of Abies nobilis for Planting up Blanks in 

 Old and in Young Woods. 



Though this tree cannot be recommended for general planting, 

 I think it is one of the most suitable for filling up blanks that 

 may occur in plantations, whether old or young. It is a good 

 shade bearer, and, once established, it is a very rapid grower. 

 I have often seen annual growths from 2 to 3 feet long on trees 

 of about 10 years old, and after this age the rapid growth is 

 maintained. It is liable to suffer from frost in the earlier stages 



