90 TRANSACTIONS OF ROYAL SCOTTISH ARBORICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



implements, consisting of planting spades, hoes, soil workers, 

 weed-killers, dibblers, etc., etc. 



Class 1 1 . — Forest literatvre, including 7vorking-plans, maps and 

 diagrams. 



The Royal Scottish Arboricultural Society sent maps of an 

 afforestation scheme for Glen Mer. 



Class 12. — Specimens illustrating forest zoology and botany, 

 inC'Udijtg seeds of 7'arious kinds of forest trees, zvith description of 

 the mtthod of collection and extraction, cones, fruits and foliage of 

 different kinds of tnes. 



W. Steuart Fothringham, Esq., showed a splendid collection 

 of seeds of 167 varieties of trees and shrubs; these were neatly 

 arranged in a large case. 



The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, sent a collection of 

 fruits and seeds of 150 kinds of trees and shrubs, ripened at 

 Kew; also 15 dried specimens of trees and shrubs mounted on 

 cardboard, very suitable for teaching purposes. 



H. J. Younger, Esq., sent from his extensive collection of 

 coniferous trees, specimens of flowers, foliage and cones. 



A collection of seeds of 20 different varieties of conifers was 

 sent by Mr George Leven, Bowmont Forest, Roxburgh ; and the 

 Rev. J. Bissett, Glasgow, exhibited dried specimens of leaves of 

 trees and shrubs mounted on cards, suitable for teaching; also 

 a collection of cones, etc. 



Class 13. — Pictures and photographs in connection with forestry. 



The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, sent 50 photographs 

 showing the various processes in the transplanting of large trees 

 with machines, and photographs of various ornamental trees, etc. 



Mr George Leven sent photographs illustrating the transport of 

 round timber by means of bogies running on rails ; photographs 

 showing sawmill and manufacturing plant; photographs of air- 

 drying stacks of manufactured, including creosoted, timber, etc. 



R. D. Murray, Esq., sent photograph of larch cut at (ilenfeochan. 



Angus Cameron, Esq., factor, Benmore, exhibited a series of 

 very interesting photographs of Thuya and Douglas fir planta- 

 tions. One of the most interesting features of this exhibit was 

 the photographs of A'Cruach before planting, showing the 

 rough and rocky face of the hill and the same at the present 

 time, 32 years after planting with Douglas fir up to an elevation 

 of 700 feet. 



