NOTES AND QUERIES. 45 



for 30 feet up, and the insects are mounting rapidly. I have 

 just noticed that the pests are moving to the young shoots 

 at the points of the branches, which have hitherto remained 

 clear, forming in many cases the only green part of the 

 branches. 



W. Carr. 



Regeneration of Cupressus Lawsoniana. 



A very interesting case of natural regeneration has occurred 

 in this district which, I think, should be recorded, as it may be 

 of interest to other members of the Society. 



The regeneration has taken place on the lawn here in the 

 midst of a clump of eight cypress standing about six yards 

 apart. A path runs through the middle of the clump, bordered 

 on either side by grass and moss. 



The trees vary from 50 to 60 feet in height and are from 

 40 to 50 years of age, growing on practically pure gravel. 

 The seedlings have sprung up in a shady spot which only gets 

 a blink of sunshine for a few minutes in the afternoon, and most 

 of them are growing in the moss referred to above. 



They are strong and vigorous, averaging 6 inches high and 

 from 3 ins. to 6 ins. apart, the largest number of seedlings in 

 one square foot being nine. 



The seedlings are being lifted and transplanted into the nursery 

 at Achnacarry, in order to see how they will improve under 

 better conditions. 



D. C. Logan, 



Clunes, Achnacarry. 



The Ring Wood Plantation, Murthly Estate. ^ 



Forestry depends to a very large extent upon the results of 

 past experience, but the time which must elapse between the 

 planting and the cutting down of the tree is long, and experi- 

 ence cannot accumulate normally quicker than the tree grows. 



^ By an unfortunate oversight, in the note on this plantation in the last 

 issue (Dec. 1922, p. 257), we omitted to state that it consisted of pure 

 Douglas fir. 



