Reports of the Great Storm of Wind, October, 1881. 359 



trees on Heughhead and Cairncross ; and 1,230 trees on Crosslaw, and 

 North and South Fallaknowe. The trees in the last named plantation 

 are mostly blown down in patches at different places, and not regularly 

 over the whole plantation. EGBERT CLEGHORN, 



Forester, Grange. 



Longformacus Estate, the property of Lieut.-Ool. Brown. 



Longformacus, Duns, Berwickshire, 1st May, 1884, 



Dear Mr Hardy. — I have been trying to arrive at the estimate number 

 of the trees blown down, but I cannot get at it properly ; the only correct 

 plan is to count the number of stumps, which I will set to work to do this 

 summer. Yours truly, A. M. BROWN. 



A rough calculation of the blown down wood on 14th October, 1881, is 

 as follows, only counting large trees, — 



Scotch Fir 



2854 



Beech 



178 



Ash 



114 



Elm 



67 



Larch 



400 



Planes 



7 



Limes 



2 



Oaks 



8 



Spruce 



114 



Total 3744 



At present, by the recent gales in January and December last, about as 

 much again has been blown down. But I will have the whole properly 

 counted this summer. A. M. B. 



Eeport as to the effects of the gales of October, 1881, and 

 February, 1882, on plantations on Duns Castle Estate, the pro- 

 perty of William James Hay, Esq. 



The policies of Duns Castle are situated a short distance to the north- 

 west of the town of Duns, at the southern extremity of the valley between 

 Duns Law and the eastern slopes of the Hardens ridge ; inclusive of the 

 woods which crown the summit of the Law and the higher grounds oppo- 

 site, they extend over an area of about 1000 acres. The castle itself 

 stands at an elevation of nearly 500 feet above the sea level ; the Law 

 rises to a height of 700 feet ; while some of the wooded eminences to the 

 north-west attain an altitude of fully 800 feet. The park round the 

 mansion is of a gently imdulating character, and is ornamented with 

 splendid trees, principally limes, sycamores, oaks, and beeches ; and a 

 magnificent avenue of limes, 300 yards in length, forms the eastern 

 approach to the castle. Many of these trees are upwards of 14 feet in 

 girth, and an examination of sections of several of the largest that 

 were recently blown down show that they were at least 170 years 

 old. The woods on the hill slopes are composed chiefly of Scotch fir, with 

 a liberal admixture of larch and spruce and the commoner deciduous 

 trees. 



