I04 TRANSACriONS OF ROYAL SCOTTISH ARBORICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



i8. Forestry Exhibition at the Highland and Agri- 

 cultural Society's Show at Hawick, 14th to 17th 

 July 1914. 



The Border counties included in the Hawick Show district 

 provide wide contrasts in forest growth. In the haughs and 

 sheltered valleys of the Tweed and its tributaries at the lower 

 altitudes, excellent growth of many of the broad-leaf timber trees 

 is to be found ; the timber of such species as ash, sycamore and 

 beech often indeed rivalling in size and quality that to be found 

 in the recognised hardwood districts farther south. The oak, 

 especially the Sessile variety, also gives a fair account of itself in 

 timber production. No better quality of Scots pine timber can 

 be found anywhere in the country than that grown on the deep 

 sands and gravelly loams on the banks of the Tweed. Higher 

 up on the sheltered slopes of the hills of the southern uplands of 

 Scotland larch and spruce are equally at home. 



A reflection of this pleasing variety of suitable conditions for 

 forest growth in the district was to be found in the exhibition 

 of timbers and other woodland produce at the Hawick Show. 

 In the competitive classes, although the display was not so large 

 in the aggregate as at some former Exhibitions, the standard of 

 quality was very high both for broad-leaf and coniferous timbers. 



In the competition for larch timber in plank-form there were 

 eight entries. The first prize was awarded to the Earl of Minto 

 for very fine well-hearted samples of larch. The planks sent by 

 Sir John A. Dewar of Dupplin, and awarded second prize, came 

 little short of the first in the total quality points, and a very 

 good lot also were those sent from the Duke of Roxburghe, to 

 whom the third prize was awarded. The Highly Commended 

 ticket was given to the Duke of Buccleuch for a very nice lot 

 sent by Mr D. Crabbe. 



The competition in Scots pine timber was also a good one, 

 eight exceedingly interesting lots being staged. The first prize 

 was awarded to Sir John Dewar, the second prize to the Earl of 

 Minto, and the third to the Duke of Buccleuch. 



The competition for spruce timber was less satisfactory. 

 There were only four entries in this case, and the quality of the 

 spruce boards was not up to the same high standard as that of 

 the larch and the pine. The outstanding feature was size rather 

 than high quality. Although the pieces of timber shown had 

 been very carefully prepared and seasoned so as to show to the 



