7 8 TRANSACTIONS OF ROYAL SCOTTISH ARBORICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



9. Forestry Exhibition at the Highland Show, held 

 at Inverness, i7th-20th July 1923. 



By L. A. Newton, B.A. 



A very satisfactory exhibition of forestry subjects was held 

 under the direction of the Society in the show-yards at 

 Inverness. The space allotted was divided about equally 

 between a fenced-in enclosure and a wooden hut erection. 

 Inside the hut were placed the competitive and other exhibits 

 in the timber, manufactured article, fungi, and other classes; 

 outside were the exhibits of rough logs and gates, and a model 

 nursery laid out by the Forestry Commission. 



The lay-out of the exhibits, in view of their number and the 

 limitations of space, was satisfactorily arranged so that the 

 steady stream of visitors who passed through was never seriously 

 interfered with. 



The timber shown both in competition and for exhibition was 

 excellent, the only regret being that the number of exhibitors 

 was confined to four, though it is true that if there had been 

 more the necessary space would not have been available. The 

 manufactured articles also reflected great credit on the exhibitors, 

 though all the possibilities of home timber were by no means 

 fully represented. Exhibits of considerable educational value 

 included specimens of trees damaged by various agencies, show- 

 cases of fungi and insects, botanical specimens from the Culbin 

 sands, bobbins in various stages of manufacture from the rough 

 birch, and various tools in use for different forestry purposes. 



The small nursery shown by the Forestry Commission attracted 

 a good deal of attention. The break under lupin and mustard 

 elicited a large number of enquiries, as the method of green 

 manuring with these plants did not seem to be widely known. 



A number of leaflets were distributed during the four days, 

 and it is thought that from the wide degree of interest shown 

 by all sorts and conditions of people that the interests of forestry 

 were very materially advanced. 



The Judges' Report and Awards will be found in the 

 Proceedings at the end of this part. 



