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CONTENTS. 



by Evelyn to be frequent with us. His opinion respecting the 

 most proper Oaks as timber for the navy. Opinion of Du Roi, 

 and suggestion of Martyn, relative to the wood of the sessile- 

 fruited Oak, and the stalk-fruited Oak. Lightfoot's and Sir 

 James E. Smith's remarks on the spreading Oak. Mistaken 

 opinions of several scientific and practical writers with regard to 

 the comparative value of our native species of Oaks, regretted. 

 — Note V. The Esculus of Pliny or the cut-leaved Italian Oak. 

 To whom dedicated by the ancients, and purpose for which its 

 branches were used by the Romans. — Note VI. The Quercus 

 Robur. Anecdote respecting it. Sometimes mistaken for a 

 Beech. — Note VII. Extent of woods planted by several of the 

 Scottish nobility. — Note VIII. System of arboriculture in Scot- 

 land, though extensively practised, very injudicious. Usual 

 practice described. Evils of the system, and its cause assigned. 

 Qualifications of a nurseryman. Suggestion relative to the 

 Agricultural Society of Scotland. Hope expressed that the 

 profession of a nurseryman might rise from the level of an ordi- 

 nary trade to the rank of a liberal study. - - 461- 



SECTION XIII. 



Note I. Common Ash described by Linnaeus. The American 

 white Ash. Dr Yule's opinion relative to the Ash family. — 

 Note II. Powers of territorial jurisdictions in Scotland previous 

 to 1745. " The Juggs" described. " The Gallows Hill" near 

 Allanton. — Note III. Several fine Ash trees at Glammis Castle. 

 Ash tree at Touch House in Stirlingshire, nearly ninety feet 

 high, &c. Age traced up to reign of James II. in middle of the 

 fifteenth century. — Note IV. Botanical descriptions of the Elm 

 by various naturalists. Best account in Millar's Dictionary. 

 Three kinds of Elm, the Witch or Scotch Elm, the Witch Hazel, 

 and the English Elm, described. Another species mentioned by 

 Dr Yule, viz. the White Elm of North America. The Red 

 Elm of Canada. Scotch and English Elms differently pro- 

 pagated, the former by seed, and latter by suckers. English 

 Elm usually ingrafted on Scotch Elm : reason assigned. — Note 

 V. Reason why Elms do not attain so great a size in Scotland as 

 in England. Witch Elm mentioned by Cook in Sir Walter 

 Bagot's park in Staffordshire : its extraordinary dimensions. 

 Another Elm described by Marsham, near Bradley Church, 

 Suffolk. Others noticed by Martyn. — Note VI. Narrow-leaved 



