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the oldest, I am told, in Scotland, .except those at 

 Dimkeld, of which the following are examples : — 



At Abercairney, in Perthshire, there are several old 

 and very fine larches ; two in particular in the policies 

 deserve special notice. The largest of the two is 

 indeed a splendid tree; it is 80 feet in height, and at 

 3 feet from the ground girths 1 3 feet 6 inches, and 

 at 5 feet it girths 1 1 feet 9 inches. By a measure- 

 ment of Mr. Murray in i860, it girthed 11 feet 5 

 inches at 3 feet from the ground, and in 1876 12 feet 

 8 inches at the same height. There has thus been an 

 increase in the girth of 2 feet i inch during twenty 

 years, and 10 inches within the preceding five years. 

 The smaller tree of the two c^irths 1 1 feet i o inches 

 at I foot from the ground, and 9 feet 1 1 inches at 5 

 feet, and gives a corresponding increase upon former 

 measurements. They comprehend respectively 170 and 

 130 cubic feet of timber. They are both of vigorous 

 growth, and manifest no signs of decay or disease, 

 and though their age is not correctly known, they are 

 believed to have been planted towards the end of last 

 century. 



Mr. J. Forgan, overseer, savs: "At Bonskeid, in Perth- 



