158 TRANSACTIONS OF ROYAL SCOTTISH ARBORICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Garmaddie Wood, Craig-gowan and Balmoral grounds as could 

 be overtaken in the time at the party's disposal. 



Nowhere can finer specimens of the native Scots pine be seen 

 than those in the Old Ballochbuie Forest, and nowhere can better 

 managed or more thriving plantations be found than those at 

 Balmoral. 



The Pinus cembra planted to commemorate the visit of the 

 Society in 1887 had grown well, and was in a healthy and 

 flourishing condition. After tea, which His Majesty was 

 graciously pleased to " provide in the Castle, the following 

 telegram was sent to His Majesty : — 



" Sir William Carrington, 

 " Buckingham Palace. 



" Please convey to the King grateful thanks of Royal Scottish 

 Arboricultural Society, and Foreign, Indian and Colonial guests, 

 for His Majesty's great kindness and hospitality shown to them 

 at Balmoral. Archd. Stirling, President.'" 



After a most instructive and enjoyable day the party arrived 

 at Ballater, where the night was spent. 



Next morning, 2nd July, the party set out for Ballogie, and 

 were met at the Lodge by the proprietor, Mr Nicol, and his 

 forester, Mr Wylie. They then drove through the main avenue 

 past Marywell to Sawmiller's Croft. On the way many fine trees 

 were seen, among which a group of old Scots pine claimed special 

 attention and was greatly admired. 



A tour of inspection was then made through Craigmore Wood, 

 over Slithery Brae and past Hunter's Lodge, down to Carlogie. 

 The plantations seen efi route were found to be in capital order, 

 and the general opinion expressed was that they are so well 

 stocked and the age-classes are so well balanced and distributed, 

 that on this area it would be quite possible to carry out all 

 practical operations in forestry from the earliest stages to the 

 final felling. At Carlogie, as elsewhere on Ballogie, it was 

 abundantly manifest that natural regeneration could be practised 

 on a large scale. At Balnacraig some fine old specimens of 

 ash and walnut trees were seen. After lunch at Potarch, a 

 temporary sawmill was visited, where timber is being converted 

 into lengths for fish boxes, herring barrel staves and pit sleepers. 

 The wood was carefully examined, and found to be of the finest 

 quality and fit for any purpose for which coniferous timber may 



