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ago, the ground having now been restocked. Some examples 

 of underplanting were then inspected ; and in the richly wooded 

 grounds surrounding Raith House some fine trees were seen, 

 including one of the first Douglas firs introduced into this country 

 some 70 years ago. This tree stands no feet high, and contains 

 305 cubic feet of timber. Some workmen's wooden, brick-lined 

 bothies were then visited ; one of them, designed to accom- 

 modate a single workman, had been erected at a cost of jQs°. 

 A larger one had cost a little more than ;j^ioo. Mr Ferguson 

 stated that these sums represented about two-thirds of the cost 

 of buildings of like sizes if constructed of stone. 



The party were afterwards entertained to lunch by Mr Munro 

 Ferguson, under a huge elm tree. A vote of thanks to Mr 

 Ferguson, with cordial acknowledgment of his great services to 

 the cause of Forestry, was proposed and carried by acclamation. 



DoNiBRiSTLE AND FoRDELL. — The party then visited the 

 Raith Gardens and the Kirkcaldy Public Park, and after driving 

 through Donibristle and Fordell, where they examined a good 

 collection of conifers, they drove to Inverkeithing ; and after 

 partaking of tea in the Burgh Arms Hotel, they left for 

 Edinburgh, thus concluding the Annual Excursion of 1908. 



Alphabetical List of Excursionists. 



R. C. Munro Ferguson, M.P., Bon. Secretary; David R. 

 Adair, Edinburgh ; Robert Allan, Polkemmet ; James Barton, 

 Hatfield ; C. W. Berry, Edinburgh ; Thomas Bond, Lambton 

 Park; Dr Borthwick, Edinburgh, Hon. Cryptogatnist ; Henry 

 Borthwick, Borthwick Castle-; John Broom, Bathgate; Charles 

 Brown, Kerse; W. R. Brown, Heckfield, Hants; Thos. Bryden, 

 Ayr; Charles Buchanan, Penicuik, Convener; H. M. Cadell of 

 Grange, etc. ; Dr Cameron, Loanhead ; Wm. Clark, Raith ; James 

 Cook, Arniston ; Alex. Cowan, Penicuik ; Robert Cowan, 

 Erchless ; R. C. Cowan, Inveresk ; R. W. Cowper, Sittingboume ; 

 John T. Cran, Coldstream ; T. Alex. Crombie, Longhirst, 

 Morpeth ; Wm. Dick, Hamilton ; A. Douglas, Scarborough ; 

 James Forbes, Overtoun ; Robert Forbes, Kennet ; James 

 Forgan, Sunnybraes, Lundin Links ; Robert Galloway, Edin- 

 burgh, Secretary; James A. Gossip, Inverness; P. D. Gow, 

 Bonaly, Midlothian; David A. Graham, Edinburgh ; J. L. Gray, 

 Lasswade ; George Halliday, Rothesay ; Geo. Hannah, Ampton, 



