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of Exeter, Larch gate, 29s. ; the Duke of Wellington, Folding 

 Hunting gate, 20s. (excluding posts). Commended : The Earl 

 Fitzwilliam, Larch gate on Oak posts, 30s. 6d. The folding 

 hunting gate shown by the Duke of Wellington was so arranged 

 that the upper half, on drawing a handle, falls down against 

 the lower part, and though forming no obstacle to huntsmen, 

 the remaining half is sufficiently high to prevent rabbits getting 

 into enclosed young plantations. It is a very ingenious arrange- 

 ment, but rather too complicated to be serviceable. 



Mr W. Forbes, Shotwick Park, exhibited a so-called Hingeless 

 Gate, 1 6s. 6d., but as a matter of fact it had hinges of a sort. 

 The bottom of the back-head works on a coarse-threaded 

 worm, which lifts up the gate as it opens, and the weight of 

 the descending gate closes it again. It has a lift-up catch, 

 which a rider would find rather difficult to open. 



Class XIV. — Specimens of Home-grown Timber suitable for 

 Estate purposes, manufactured or otherwise, showing the 

 advantage of applying Creosote or any other preservative. 

 (2 entries.) 



Silver Medal: The Earl of Yarborough^ who showed eight 

 kinds of creosoted fencing used on the Brocklesby Park Estate, 

 also creosoted Spruce gate-posts, and creosoted Larch and Oak 

 poles with branches 9 inches long left on for cHmbing plants. 

 The last-named were shown with roses in full bloom and other 

 climbing plants trained to them, and were most effective. If 

 the posts are allowed to dry for a time before using, no harm 

 is done to the plants by the creosote, and the life of the post is 

 trebled. Lord Fitzwilliam, the only other exhibitor, showed 

 some creosoted fencing made of Scots Pine. 



Articles for Exhibition Only. 



Mr Eraser Story, of the University College of North Wales, 

 Bangor, had a large exhibit, comprising planks, boards, and 

 transverse sections of Larch, Douglas Fir, and Thuia giganfea : 

 hand-specimens of sixty different species of European woods, 

 abnormal growths, damage done by squirrels to larch and 

 birch, photographs demonstrating Continental forestry, specimens 

 of damage done by various insects and diseases, etc., etc. 



Included was a large well-hearted plank of Douglas Fir, 2 feet 

 across, showing rapid growth but coarse quality. It was 



