8o TRANSACTIONS OF ROYAL SCOTTISH ARBORICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



English hardwoods in the round, conspicuous amongst which 

 was an oak butt from Kent, said to be 4 ft. 9 ins. in diameter, 

 27 feet long, and 250 years old. 



In a pavilion built of English timber was a very compre- 

 hensive collection of articles made from woods, such as wheel- 

 wrights' work, turnery, house fittings, domestic and dairy 

 utensils, etc., etc., showing the suitability of our hardwoods for 

 these purposes, and the excellence of British workmanship. 



The direction of the party was then handed over to Mr 

 W. J. Denman, B.Sc, the custodian of the Scottish exhibit. 

 Under his guidance an inspection was made of the model forest 

 which had been laid out by the Scottish nurserymen. This took 

 the form of a miniature valley with a stream, on the banks of 

 which were planted moisture-loving species, while up the hill- 

 sides were planted belts of different kinds of trees, each suited 

 to its appropriate altitude and class of soil. 



The Scottish timber exhibit consisted chiefly of a village hall, 

 designed by Sir Robert Lorimer, A.R.A , R.S. A., and constructed 

 by Messrs Wm. Black & Son, Brechin, from home-grown timber 

 supplied partly by them and partly by a number of other Scottish 

 firms. The hall (Plate III.) was about 70 feet long by 20 feet 

 wide, resting on a brickwork foundation ; the frame of Scots 

 pine ; the walls of weather-boarding ; the lower half of wavy- 

 edged Scots elm, and the upper half of Scots pine; the roof 

 of creosoted Scots pine shingles ; the pillars of oak ; and the 

 lining of several kinds of coniferous timbers to show their 

 respective appearances in this class of work. The interior of 

 the hall was decorated with a number of panels depicting scenes 

 from Scottish history, and heraldic devices of many of the most 

 celebrated Scottish families, all painted on wooden panels by 

 members of the Society of Scottish Artists. 



Within the hall were exhibits illustrating various aspects of 

 forestry. The making of forests was illustrated by a number of 

 exhibits, which included a working-plan and models representing 

 a forest in course of formation, and a series of enlarged photo- 

 graphs showing typical sample plots of plantations of various 

 species at various stages of development. There was also an 

 exhibit showing the successful attempts that are being made to fix 

 and reclaim shifting sands. A photograph showing the Belgian 

 method of planting on turf, and an exhibit showing the results 

 of close and wide planting, and of good and bad pruning, and 



