Apxit 1908, | TREES ON THE DAWYCK ESTATE. 341 
well grown by themselves. A large Douglas fir of about forty 
years old has a circumference of 11 ft. 9 ins. five feet above 
the ground. Scots pine is disappointing. Possibly the soil is 
too rich. Coming from the high Alps the Cembra pine 
might be expected to do well, but its growth, except in the 
grounds near the house, is exceedingly slow and unsatisfactory. 
The mountain pine grows luxuriantly, but is a useless tree 
and forms impenetrable thickets. There are several varieties, 
differing in habit of growth, length and colour of needles 
The young plantations of a few years ago consist chiefly 
of the ordinary European larch, but disease has broken out 
in places. Japanese larch and Douglas fir have been planted 
more recently with Menzies spruce in damp places. Ex- 
periments are being made with various pines and _ larches, 
while Zhiuja gigantea, Lawson cypress and Thajopsis borealis, 
also Pinus ponderosa, P. Murrayana, P. resinosa, P. monticola, 
and P. densiflora are to be grown for timber. Of hardwoods 
which it is hoped may do well as timber trees, Praxinus 
oregona, Betula occidentalis, Betula lutea and Betula papyrifera 
are perhaps the most interesting. 
Dr. R. Stewart MacDouGat showed (1) a fine specimen 
of fructification of Meruliws lachrymans; (2) specimens of 
alder and birch distorted by Honeysuckle; (3) a Lance and 
Long-Range Jet for Spraying. 
THE PRESIDENT showed a commercial sample of English- 
grown Ergot of Rye. 
Mr. JAMES GRIEVE exhibited two Seedling Cypripediums, 
also specimen of Ash showing natural graft. 
Mr. k. L. Harrow showed the following plants in flower 
from the Royal Botanic Garden:—Androsace pyrenaica, 
Arabis Billardieri, var. rosea, Brexia madagascariensis, Den- 
drobium Victoria-hegine, Draba diversifolia, Haemanthus 
Cabra, Lobelia affinis, Oriithogalwm thyrsoides, Rhododendron 
Schlippenbachti, Saxifraga Burseriana, var. major, Saxifraga 
Ferdinandi-Coburgi, Shortia galacifolia, Soldanella alpina, 
var. pyrolefolia, Tetratheca pilosa. 
