THE PLANTING OF HIGH MOORLANDS,. a 
are roofed with it, and the timbers are still quite sound in that 
trying climate. The Pyrenean foresters told me that they found 
the tree particularly valuable for windy plateaux. It is less 
exacting than Scots pine as regards drainage, and it will probably 
succeed well in peat. The dwarf variety certainly thrives in 
Scotland on beds of peat where Scots pine fails. 
The same or a similar variety of Pinus montana appears to be 
found in the French Alps. It is known as /in de Briangonnats, 
and has been planted in the Danish forests since 1886. I have 
not seen this tree either in the Alps or in Denmark, but Mr Rafn 
of Copenhagen, who can supply seed gathered in Denmark, 
writes that the tree is maintaining its erect habit well, though it is 
too early to be sure of its value as a timber-tree. The seed of the 
Pyrenean variety can be obtained from Mont Louis through the 
British embassy at Paris. It has been regularly supplied for 
the last three years to the Norwegian Government. The seed 
has been distributed among the various tree-growing establish- 
ments in Norway, and it is anticipated (says H.M. Chargé 
d’ Affaires at Christiania) that the tree will prove of value, though 
it is too early to form any definite opinion as to whether it will 
suit the country or not. 
It is now time to conclude this paper, or I might remind you 
that other promising forest trees, such as the Omorika spruce, the 
giant Zhuya, and the Nootka cypress, still wait their trial at high 
elevations in Scotland, while the seed of the Occidental larch, 
which is perhaps the most promising of all, has only yet reached 
this country in ridiculously small quantities, and is not even 
to be found in all our botanical gardens. 
I trust that in these observations I have not seemed to speak 
dogmatically. No one has less right todo so. My object has 
been to show how much remains to be learnt about the planting 
of high ground in Scotland, and to commend this fascinating 
subject of study to all those who desire to see our bare glens 
repeopled with trees and busy with the healthiest of industries. 
