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Climate of Scotland, by John Reid, Gard'ner. This work is 

 addressed "to all the Ingenious Planters in Scotland," and 

 enforces " the inexpressible need of Inclosing and Planting," the 

 writer's conclusion being that " there is no way under the sun so 

 probable for improving our land as Inclosing and Planting the 

 same ; therefore, I wish it were effectually put in practice." 

 Reid gives many practical directions to assist in promoting this 

 object, and the book is of importance historically, not only in 

 respect of this, but also because of the large number of kinds of 

 trees named in it, which are as follows (retaining Reid's order 

 and spelling) : — For tJiickets and oixhards — Pears, Aples, Plum, 

 Cherrie, Geens, Service, Lines, Poplars, Maple, Hornbeam, 

 Hassell, Birch, Laburnum, Aspen, Alder, Willowes, Pin, Firr, 

 Yew; for forrest-trees — Oak, Elm ("good from Holland"), Ash, 

 great Maple ("commonly but falsely called Plan"), Smaller 

 Maple for Hedg., Beech, Walnut, Chestnut, Black Cherrie or 

 geen, Wild Service ("commonly called Ronstree"), Line or 

 Lidne tree ("commonly called Lym "), Hornbeam, Hassell, 

 Filboard; Birch, the Bean-tree soiH ("vulgarly called peascod- 

 tree "), White Poplar (Abele), Aspen, Alder, Willowes, Sallows, 

 and Oziers ; and for greens — Pinetree and Pinasters, Scots Firre, 

 Silver Firre, Pitch Tree (as common Firre) (native Norroway), 

 Yew, Holly, and Hawthorn ("tho not a green"). 



Reid also names many other smaller fruit trees and shrubs, 

 amongst them Quince, Medlar, Fig, Mulberry, Almond; and, 

 amongst evergreens. Box, Arbor-vitae, Cherrie-bay, Cypress, 

 Evergreen Oak, and Strawberrie tree. He was gardener at 

 Rosehaugh, Avoch, Ross-shire, and his writings show the 

 practical man giving his own experiences, many of which were, 

 however, probably of a tentative character. The Rosehaugh 

 entries in my Appendix are on his authority, although he never 

 mentions the place. 



Reid's book has been re-published several times, and in the 

 edition issued in 1766 there was included A Short Treatise on 

 Forest Trees, dr., by Thomas, sixth Earl of Haddington (1680- 

 1735). In 1761 his earlier work had been published — A Treatise 

 on the Manner of Raising Forest Trees. In a letter to his grand- 

 son, dated Tyninghame, 22nd December 1733, this writer speaks 

 of himself as a diligent planter for upwards of thirty years, and 

 believes that he had more trees of his own planting than any 



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