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about sixty miles, but was prevented doing so for 

 reasons unexplained. He died 1790. 



EAELS. 



Of famed Earl planters of the name of John, none 

 deservedly stands higher than that of John, seventh 

 Eael of Seafield, born 1815, and died February 

 1881. His lordship planted principally on the 

 Strathspey estates, between the years 1853 and 1881, 

 the enormous number of sixty million plants, princi- 

 pally Scots fir, on 45,000 imperial acres of moorland. 



Eael Cawdoe, John Feedeeick Campbell, a very 

 extensive and successful planter. 



BAEONBTS. 



Of Baronets there are a considerable number of 

 Johns, all less or more distinguished as planters or 

 writers on trees, shrubs, or gardening. 



Sir John Nasmyth of Posso, born 1803, who 

 beautified and adorned Dawick, his residence in Peebles- 

 shire, as few gentlemen have ever done. The fruits of 

 his labours may there be seen to-day in the great pro- 

 fusion of rare and costly trees, shrubs, and herba- 

 ceous plants of all kinds. There are also to be seen a 

 few of the original larches first planted in the country, 

 together with some splendid acacias, horse-chestnuts, 

 and forest-trees of large size and great profusion. 



Sir John Sinclair, Bart, of Ulbster, in Caithness, a 

 distinguished patriot and voluminous writer on agri- 



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