CONTENTS. XIX 



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No. 57. Treatment of a young- Plantation, . . 179 



58. Ditto . Stripe, . . 180 



59. Home Plantation near the Mansion, . . 181 



60. General Remarks on the Plantations from No. 55, 183 



61. Treatment of old Fir Wood, . . . 186 



62. Stripe of planting - on a road side, . . 189 



63. Treatment of a young Plantation, . . 190 

 6-t. Old Plantation exposed to the Western Ocean, . 191 



65. Culnashennaig Farm, Argyleshiro, . . 195 



66. Barnegaul and Gloster Farms, Kintarhert Estate, Argyle- 



shire, . . . . .198 



67. A North and West Belt, . . . 199 



68. Farm on Dumfries Estate, Ayrshire, . . 201 



69. Young Planting, Dumfries Estate, Ayrshire, . 202 



70. Fir Plantation, Ross-shire, . . 203 

 Letter on the weight and tanning- principles of the Turkey Oak 



Bark, .... 207 



Fine Spanish Chesnut Tree at Riccarton, an incontrovertihle 



proof of the layering system, . . . 209 



Spanish Chesnut Tree at Preston Grange, . . . 211 



Proof of layering by a prolific Spruce Fir Tree on the estate of 



Braco, Perthshire, . . . . .212 



Danhail Moss, as referred to in the draining system, . 215 



Narrow stripes of planting, . . . . 217 



Belts and stripes of planting made profitable as well as ornamental, ib. 

 Planting a very critical spot on the estate of Whitehall, Berwick- 

 shire, ..... 220 

 An Equitable Method of valuing Woods, Plantations and 



Timber Trees when to be Sold with Estates, . 223 



