I02 TRANSACTIONS OF ROYAL SCOTTISH ARBORICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



15. Forestry Exhibition held in the Highland and 

 Agricultural Society's Showyard at Cupar. 



The Royal Scottish Arboricultural Society held their annual 

 exhibition in the showyard at Cupar, from loth to 12th July 

 1912. 



The newly-arranged division of the old classes for groups 

 of specimens of timber into competitions for single species, 

 was the means of bringing forward a large entry in most of 

 the classes, one or two of them forming records. 



The quality of many of the specimens exhibited was of a high 

 order, and while the elimination of inferior specimens, sometimes 

 unavoidably included in the old grouped-classes, was more 

 satisfactory to the judges in one way, the uniformly high 

 quality of the exhibits did not simplify their task. Among 

 the specimens of timber of broad-leaved timber-trees, the ash 

 from Falkland and the oak from Lockerbie House merit special 

 mention. 



In the local sections, where the grouping system still obtained, 

 the classes did not fill well. 



Among gates shown in working order there was keen 

 competition, and here again the judges had a difficult task in 

 deciding between the most outstanding of them. The class 

 for gates for farm use brought forth a splendid entry, showing 

 some fine timber and excellent workmanship. Mr James 

 M'Hardy, Forglen, exhibited a good collection of specimens 

 showing the good and bad effects of pruning when well and 

 badly done respectively. In Class XXI. Mr Alex. Mitchell, 

 Rosebery, exhibited a wire-reel, for which, though the judges 

 did not consider it a marked improvement on the pattern 

 now in use, they gave an award in consideration of the principle 

 of the automatic brake attached to it. Among articles wholly 

 or mainly made of wood, Mr Alex. Lowe, Lockerbie House, 

 exhibited a large rustic bridge, which attracted much notice ; 

 and an exhibit from Scone, a beautiful door with standards 

 made from Douglas fir, showed what can be done with timber 

 of this species (see p. 106). 



Among the articles brought together for exhibition only 

 were the usual exhibits illustrating the rate of growth of 

 trees, abnormal growths, diff'erent kinds of wood, methods 



