132 TRANSACTIONS OF ROYAL SCOTTISH ARBORICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The opinions generally expressed by the members present 

 were entirely favourable to the scheme of the Governors, and 

 the hope was expressed that at no distant date sufficient funds 

 may be granted, and that a forest school may be established 

 here worthy of Aberdeen and the North of Scotland. 



Rabbits. 



Rabbits are one of the forester's worst enemies, and do more 

 damage to young trees than any other forest pest. How 

 annoying it is to have bestowed the greatest care possible in the 

 formation of young woods and plantations, and then to see the 

 young trees gradually dying off, owing to the persistent nibbling 

 of rabbits ! All plantation fences should have at least 3 feet 

 of li-inch mesh wire-netting on them, with 6 inches of the 

 netting let into the ground. A continual watch must be kept to 

 prevent holes being scraped through underneath. If rabbits are 

 wanted for sport let them be confined to warrens or similar 

 places where they can do no damage. Much of the damage 

 done by rabbits, if not all of it, is put down to the forester's 

 account instead of the gamekeeper's. In planting standard or 

 specimen trees in the policies they have to be protected by a 

 smear of some kind, and where that is not practicable they have 

 to be enclosed in a wire-net cage half-way up the stem. In the 

 case of rabbits, prevention is always better than cure, and the 

 surest method of prevention is to have them killed. 



Geo. Mowat. 



Some Observations on Planting New Ground : Errata. 



In Mr Boyd's article on this subject, which appears in the 

 last issue of the Transactions, Vol. xxx., Part i, pp. 27-33, ^^ 

 word difficulty on p. 32, ten lines from the bottom of the page, 

 should read differe?ice. The lines on the top of p. 33 should 

 read as follows : — 



*' Until recently the writer believed in and practised late spring 

 planting of Douglas fir and Sitka spruce, and it is a fairly 

 popular belief, that to have successful results in transplanting 

 these, the work, etc., etc." 



