196 Remarks in an Excursion into 
where it was decidedly in favour of the oak, 
and an eminent northern planter informed 
me that on a most careful examination of 
some of the largest enclosures in Scotland, 
he had frequently found a similar result. 
Where the bulk is equal, the comparative 
value is obvious. 
The approach to the Derwent from Kes- 
wick is very beautiful. Our introduction to 
this lake was particularly fortunate. A mild 
summer’s evening had succeeded a very rainy 
day. The sky was without a cloud, and the 
atmosphere free from mist. The remoter hills 
had assumed a variety of soft purple tinges 
which formed a fine distance to the dusky 
foreground of those mountains which imme- 
diately overhang and protect the beautiful 
scenery of the Derwent. The lake itself was 
smooth as glass, and the softened reflections 
of the surrounding landscape upon its sur- 
face, were almost as pleasing as their rich 
originals. The birds which inhabit the fine 
hanging woods on the borders of the lake, 
were challenging their rivals upon the islands, 
and the distant responses of the latter, often 
resembling an echo, had a most bewitching 
effect upon the ear. 
These islands are covered with the finest 
specimens of our ornamental trees. Even 
