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After driving through Grantown village, the members saw on 

 their left Lynmacgregor Wood, which consists of a mixture of 

 larch and Scots pine about 50 years of age. This was originally 

 a planted wood, and the larches still survive, but the pines were 

 eaten by rabbits and beetles. A natural crop of pines then came 

 up, and the ground is now excellently covered by them. Farther 

 north, Lynmoor Wood, which was enclosed in 1877, and consists 

 of a natural crop of larch and Scots pine, was visited. 

 Unfortunately, time prevented more than a passing look at 

 this thriving wood. 



Returning, the party drove to Castle Grant, which, by the 

 kindness of Lady Seafield, who personally welcomed them, they 

 were permitted to visit. Milton Wood, extending to about 38 

 acres, was next visited. It is said to have been originally 

 planted with young natural trees carted from Abemethy forest, 

 and is believed to be now between 150 and 200 years old. It 

 affords a view, probably unequalled, of lofty valuable Scots pine 

 trees. Spruce, as well as Scots pine and larch, grows naturally 

 in Strathspey, and two groups of spruce thus raised were seen 

 from the carriages on the way back to Grantown. On reaching 

 Grantown the visitors were hospitably entertained to lunch by 

 Lady Seafield ; after this the Scots pine woods of Drumindunan 

 and Anagach were inspected. The former, which is said to be 

 the oldest planted wood on the estate, exhibits various stages 

 of the growth of the pine, from the largest timber-trees down to 

 naturally sown seedlings. The wood of Anagach also contains 

 an extensive and thriving crop of natural trees. Over two 

 hoftrs were devoted to the inspection of these woods. In the 

 evening the members dined together in the Grand Hotel, and 

 afterwards an informal discussion, opened by Dr Borthwick, 

 took place on the effects of smoke on trees. 



SECOND DAY. 



The programme for this day included visits to Mr Wiseman's 

 nurseries and to the estates of Orton and Gordon Castle. 



Wiseman's Nurseries. 



The party left Elgin in the morning, driving to Mr Edward 

 Wiseman's extensive nurseries, where an enormous quantity of 

 young trees of various species, in which the Scots pine and the 



