TO 



THE HIGHLAND AND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY 

 OF SCOTLAND, 



THROUGH WHOSE EFFORTS SO MUCH HAS BEEN DONE 

 TO PROMOTE THE STUDY 



AND THE 

 BETTER KNOWLEDGE OF WOODCRAFT THROUGHOUT BRITAIN 



THIS CONTRIBUTION 



TO THE LITERATURE OF THE 



SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF FORESTRY 



IS, 

 BY PERMISSION, 



