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Plantations has always been very highly appreciated. He has 

 also been frequently consulted by proprietors of forestry estates 

 in regard to the management of their plantations, and in this way 

 has acquired a wide knowledge of the conditions under which 

 successful silvicultural operations can be carried out in Scotland. 

 His new appointment should greatly promote the cause of 

 forestry in the country. R. G. 



Excursion, Exhibition, and Nursery and Plantation 

 Competitions. 



The Council, after careful consideration of all the circum- 

 stances, came to the conclusion that it would be advisable to 

 abandon the excursion this year. The directors of the Highland 

 and Agricultural Society having also decided to postpone their 

 show, this necessarily implied the postponement of this Society's 

 annual exhibition of forestry. The competitions for estate 

 nurseries and plantations, while not so dependent as the 

 exhibition on the show, were closely identified with it, as the 

 competitions were always confined to the area of the show, 

 and the Council accordingly decided that they also should be 

 postponed, so as to keep them in the same rotation with the 

 show and the exhibition. 



The Council regret very much this temporary interruption of 

 part of the Society's work owing to the war, and they hope that 

 those who had been making preparations for this year will 

 reserve them for the future. 



Japanese Larch. 



I have read some interesting reports in your Transadioris on 

 the growth of Japanese larch as compared with British, but 

 I have not seen any discussion on the merits of the two timbers 

 compared. I now beg to forward you some figures which I 

 think may be of interest to some of your readers, and I enclose 

 copy of report made to me by one of the biggest iron mines 

 in Cumberland. These tests were carried out with common 

 and Japanese larch 13 years old, grown on the same ground, 

 and I think you will agree with me that there is no com- 

 parison whatever between the two timbers. The tests, which 



