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his plants in readiness, but shortly after he had made a start, 

 word was brought to him that Prince Charlie had landed and 

 commanded his presence. Lochiel "heeled" in his seedlings 

 in a trench along the river side to await his return, and hurried 

 off to meet the Prince. He never returned, and the trees still 

 remain where they were then put, and now form a beautiful 

 walk by the side of the River Arkaig. 



Sequoia Giga/itea. 



"There is a tall Sequoia ( IVelling/onia) gigafitea in the garden. 

 Its height is loo feet. 



Coil/e Ros Oak. 



" This is a very old tree, and well worth a visit. It has a 

 girth of 23 feet at 5 feet from the ground. 



Gairlochy Plantation. 



"This plantation is 316 acres in extent, and is 26 years of age. 

 It is mostly larch with Scots fir here and there throughout. It 

 is most interesting, as showing the elevation to which planting 

 may be profitably carried in the locality, and how the trees are 

 affected by exposure at the different heights. The lowest part 

 of the wood is 180 feet above sea-level, and the highest in the 

 south-west corner is a little over 800 feet, the north-west corner 

 being a little over 700 feet. All over, the trees have been 

 planted about 100 feet too high, and, the north-west corner being 

 more exposed than the other, the trees there are not doing any good 

 100 feet lower than on the less exposed side. In the upper part 

 of the wood, the trees are standing in the lines as they were 

 planted, and have more the appearance of having been planted 

 three years ago than twenty-eight years. It is worthy of note, 

 however, that in any sheltered hollows, even at the higher 

 altitudes, where the soil is suitable, the trees do wonderfully 

 well, the larch doing rather better than the Scots fir. There 

 are several large areas in this plantation where the trees have 

 quite died out, owing to the soil not being suited to the stems 

 planted. The effect of soil and situation on the healthy growth 

 of larch is also very noticeable. In many places larch has been 

 planted on most unsuitable soil, and most of the trees there 

 have died out, while those that remain are badly diseased. 



