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Captain John H. P. Leschallas of Glenfinart, Ardentinny, 

 sent a transverse section of beech, 230 years old, diameter 6 feet. 



Class 3. — Specimens of any abnormal growth of trunks, branches 

 or roots of trees. 



The Marquess of Ailsa sent specimens of abnornal growth of 

 the trunk and branches of spruce, and roots of Corsican pine. 

 From Dawyck, F. M. S. Balfour, Esq., sent a root of red oak 

 {Quercus rubra) killed by roots of Tsnga canadetisis growing 

 round it. 



The Earl of Strathmore, Glamis, sent a very large abnormal 

 growth on trunk of young oak (" burr "). 



Class 4. — Specimens of different kinds of timber. 



The Marquess of Ailsa sent planks of ash beautifully figured. 

 A collection of specimens of home-grown timber, in frame, was 

 exhibited by W. Steuart Fothringham, Esq. Mr J. M'Gregor, 

 timber merchant, Ayr, sent logs of beech and fluted Scots plane. 

 H. J. Younger, Esq. of Benmore, sent an interesting collection 

 of 112 hand specimens of timber of rare and ornamental trees 

 grown on the Benmore estate; also boards, 7 feet long, 18 inches 

 broad, i^ inch thick, of Thuya gigantea, Douglas fir, Sequoia 

 gigantea, Sequoia sempervirens, Abies nobilis, Abies nord- 

 manniana, Pinus strobus, Scots pine, larch, Cedrus atlantica, 

 Cupressus lawsoniana, lime, poplar, sycamore and alder. 



Messrs Souness and Spiers, Edinburgh, exhibited a log and 

 cross section of naturally-grown Scots pine from a forest at 

 Achnacarry, age 250 to 300 years, and planks of same; 

 also planks of Araucaria imbricata (grown in Edinburgh) ; 

 and a plank of sycamore 6 feet by 3 feet, from a tree 14 feet in 

 girth grown in Midlothian. 



Mr James Whitton, superintendent of parks, Glasgow, showed 

 a very interesting collection of timbers used in shipbuilding. 

 The specimens are all neatly mounted in frames, and attracted 

 considerable attention during the Exhibition. 



There was also a fine collection of hand specimens of different 

 kinds of timber sent by the West of Scotland Agricultural 

 College, per Dr Nisbet. 



The Rev. J. Bissett, 25 Holyrood Quadrant, Glasgow, sent 

 a set of hand specimens of timber ; these were nicely polished 

 and mounted in frames. John A. Stirling, Esq. of Kippendavie, 

 Dunblane, sent boards of oak, ash, beech and birch. Sir Hugh 



