7o TRANSACTIONS OF ROYAL SCOTTISH ARBORICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Waterloo Monument, was inspected. A note relating to this 

 plantation, kindly supplied by Mr Alexander Finlayson, forester 

 on the estate, is appended. Some of the larch trees attain 

 to 50 feet in height and contain 40 feet of measurable timber 

 of 6^ inches quarter-girth. A walk through the grounds of 

 Monteviot revealed some fine specimens of the newer conifers, 

 and some of the rarer broad-leaved trees. 



Proceeding to Hartrigge, a walk up the glen brought some 

 well-grown Scots pine trees into view, and a grand oak girthing 

 13 ft. 7 ins., with a clean stem of 40 feet, was seen. Among other 

 trees noted were hornbeam, elm, black Italian poplar and holly. 



At Ferniehirst a short time was spent in viewing the old castle, 

 and some limes girthing up to 20 feet at 4 feet from the ground 

 were seen. The long spreading limbs of the lime trees have 

 assumed a striking form, some of them measuring about 5 feet 

 on the perpendicular axis but not more than 2 feet on the 

 horizontal axis. The " Capon Oak " was seen by the way, 

 but time did not permit of visiting the " King of the Wood." 

 These are believed to be relics of the ancient " Jed Forest," 

 and they are all that now remains of it. 



After lunch, the party was shown over the ruins of Jedburgh 

 Abbey, the oldest of the Border abbeys, afterwards going up hill 

 to Lanton Moor to see some recently formed plantations. A 

 portion of this moor is very wet and the soil is poor, but 

 notwithstanding this the crop is fairly healthy, except where 

 some of the spruce have suffered from frost. 



A lengthy run westwards brought the party to Minto House, 

 the property of the Earl of Minto. Mr Price, factor, and Mr 

 Berry, forester, gave the members a hearty welcome, and, while 

 conducting them through the grounds, pointed out some of the 

 features of the place. Some of the trees seen in the glen were 

 over 100 feet in height, and among others noted was a larch with 

 a girth of 13 ft. 4 ins., a silver fir with a girth of 1 1 ft. 6 ins., and 

 a black Italian poplar girthing 12 ft. 10 ins., — all at 4 feet from 

 the ground, and of high form-factor. Part of a larch that had 

 been recently felled was seen. It was about 140 years old, and 

 was said to have contained 290 cubic feet of timber. A pleasant 

 time was spent in viewing the gardens, the nursery and the old 

 parish church with its jougs. After tea, served in a marquee by 

 kind invitation of the Earl of Minto, a visit was paid to Minto 

 Crags with its old castle where some fine larches were seen. 



