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Dr. Masters's remarks were illustrated by numerous specimens 
of the wood of the trees mentioned by him. For some of these 
the lecturer's thanks were due to Messrs. A. D. Webster, A. C. 
Forbes, G. Croucher, T. Tender, A. Harding, Anthony Waterer, 
the late Mr. Maurice Young, Mr. Noble, and others. 
The specimens included a large section at the root of the 
Douglas hr planted in 1874 in Perthshire. A smaller section 
from a tree sown at Cultoquhey in 1844, from seed taken 
fromja tree [? seed] given by Douglas to Lord Lynedoch in 
1824. The height of this tree is 84 feet, the circumference 
at the root is 13 feet." 
Abies nobilis, from Ochtertyre. A section from a tree blown 
over in November 1893. It was planted by Mr. Croucher in 
1861, when it was about 2 feet high, but at the time of its fall 
it was 78 feet in height. At 9 feet from the ground the stem 
measured 18 inches in diameter ; at 18 feet, 15 inches ; and at 
27 feet, 12 inches in diameter. 
Thuya gigantea. — Of this, fine specimens of timber were con- 
tributed from Mr. Croucher, Ochtertyre, Mr. A. C. Forbes, Mr. 
Harding, and others. 
Pinus Laricio. — A good illustration from Mr. A. D. Webster. 
Good illustrative specimens of the timber of Sequoia semper - 
virens, Picea sitchensis, Libocedrus demirrens, Abies Nord- 
manniana, Pinus insignis, P. Laricio austriaca, Cupresstis 
macrocarpa, Cedrns Libani, C. Deodara, and others, were fur- 
nished by the speaker from his own collection. 
Discussion. 
Mr. E. H. WooDALL, of Scarborough, remarked that the 
Redwood was killed in the north of England, and Mr. Rivers 
also called attention to its tender character. 
Mr. D. T. Fish said he was rather disappointed more could 
not be said that day as to the cure of the larch disease. In 
reference to David Douglas, who was about twenty years older 
than himself, he said that he happened to be born on the oppo- 
site side of the road to him in a place near Perth, and he was 
glad to hear the Douglas fir mentioned in such favourable terms. 
He would like to add a word in support of the proposal to pro- 
cure a portrait of Douglas, as he had introduced so many valuable 
