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Steep in nature and poor in character, is capable of yielding forests 

 which are considered worth putting under definite management. 

 The grandeur of the gigantic gorge was much appreciated. 



The return was made by coach to Thusis, whence the party set 

 out for Zurich in the evening. From Ziirich they travelled to 

 Brussels via Basle, visited the Exhibition at Ghent, and returned 

 to London by way of Ostend and Dover. 



10. The Forestry Exhibition at Paisley. 



By G. P. Gordon, B.Sc 



The annual Forestry Exhibition organised by the Society was 

 held this year at Paisley, in connection with the Highland and 

 Agricultural Society's Show there. The large stand placed at 

 the disposal of the Society occupied a prominent position, which 

 served to show to advantage the large variety of articles forming 

 the exhibit. 



Sectio/i I. — Timber. This section — taken as a whole — was 

 one of outstanding merit. The classes were well filled and 

 contained material which for size and quality left little to be 

 desired. In the competitive section the entries in the hardwood 

 classes were of an exceptionally high standard, so that they 

 formed the main feature of the section. Among the coniferous 

 timbers the general standard was slightly lower, except in the 

 case of the larch class, which was quite unique both for the 

 number of entries and for the very high quality of the timber. 

 The material in the Scots pine class was somewhat inferior in 

 quality to that in the other coniferous classes. The local classes 

 were well represented, and in these the high standard was 

 maintained. 



Among the timbers for exhibition, in addition to several well- 

 arranged collections of hand specimens, a very interesting exhibit 

 was sent by the Landowners' Co-operative Society. 



For the purposes of this exhibit the Landowners'" Co-operative 

 Forestry Society purchased from one of its members a quantity 

 of manufactured timber at the current prices ruling for home- 

 grown and home-sawn timber. It then purchased, through a 

 timber-importing firm, a similar quantity of foreign timber of 

 exactly the same specifications. Except for the fact that the 

 home-grown timber was classed as Scots pine and spruce while 



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