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CONTENTS. 



Tortwoi'th, Gloucestershire, the seat of Lord Ducie. The great 

 Chestnut which stood some years since at Findhaven in Forfar- 

 shire. — Note VIII. Linnaeus' description and classification of the 

 Horse-Chestnut not generally followed by botanists. — Note IX. 

 Remarks relative to the removal of the Horse-Chestnut. Ac- 

 count of two Horse-Chestnuts in the park at AUanton. — Note 



X. Smith's classification of the Lime. Five varieties. Three other 

 American species mentioned, of which the Bunwood, or broad- 

 leaved, principally deserves cultivation in this climate. — Note 



XI. Size of the Lime abroad. Instances given by Evelyn and 

 Coxe. Miller s account of some Limes in England. Sir Thomas 

 Brown s description of a Lime given by him to Evelyn. — Note 



XII. Account of an experiment made on a Lime about twenty- 

 five feet high at Allanton. Peculiarity in the treatment of Limes 

 when transplanted. Tendency of the Ash also to push its roots 

 up in search of food. — Note XIII. Wild Pine or Scotch Fir, 

 described by LinnsBus and Sir James E. Smith. Mr Don of 

 Forfar most successful in discriminating its varieties. — Note 



XIV. Whitaker's remarks on the Fir tree or wild Pine. — Note 



XV. Four principal varieties of the Scotch Fir enumerated by 

 Mr George Don of Forfar. His opinion relative to the ancient 

 Pine forests of Britain. — Note XVI. Large frigate built of the 

 Duke of Athole's Fir in 1798. Wood more close and compact 

 than foreign Fir. — Note XVII. The properties of the Pinus 

 Maritima referred to. The Cluster Pine the next best calculated 

 to withstand the sea-breeze. Discovery and dimensions of the 

 red Pine of Canada. — Note XVIII. Linnaeus' classification and 

 description of the wild Cherry or Guigne. — Note XIX. Botani- 

 cal description of the Larch. Three different kinds, the white, 

 the black, and the red Larch, severally described. — Note XX. 

 Pliny's remark concerning Larch wood. Discovery of a peculiar 

 property of the Larch, said to have been made by Caesar when 

 in the neighbourhood of the Alps. Hannibal, however, accord- 

 ing to Gilpin, succeeded in igniting it when crossing the Alps. — 

 Note XXL Pontey's opinion respecting some alleged peculiari- 

 ties of the Larch in not shrinking nor warping, dissented from 

 by the author. — Note XXII. Magnificent Larches belonging to 

 the Duke of Athole. Larch much degenerated since its intro- 

 duction into Scotland. Seed recommended to be procured from 

 the Alps. Qualities in which British Larch wood chiefly defi- 

 cient. — Note XXIII. Author's opinion about the beauty of 

 the Larch at variance with that of most naturalists. — Note 



