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JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



which have been more recently planted. Abies Alhertiana, A. Menziesii, A. 

 nohilis, A. Nordnianniana, Cvpressus Lawsoniayia, C. macrocaipa, Tliuya gujantea, 

 Thuyopsis lorealis, and others, are fine healthy young specimens from 10 to 20 feet 

 high. Farther inland, in Sutherland, Conifers thrive well, and a considerable extent 

 of Larch and Scots Fir has been planted in later times. In making plantations of 

 Scots Fir on peaty ground, it has been observed that where the roots get hold of 

 the gravel, or firm subsoil, the trees come away freely and thrive well ; but on deep 

 peat, where the roots cannot soon reach a firm subsoil, the trees make little progress, 

 and in many instances die off entirely. In the Dornoch district there are some 

 fine old woods, now yielding good returns, which have been planted on fairly level 

 ground, in a somewhat thin, peaty soil. Natural re-afforestation is being tried 

 there to a considerable extent. 



WEST LOTHIAN. 



HOPETOUN. EARL OF HOPETOUN. 



Altitude, 250 feet. Soil, sandy loam ; subsoil, tilly. 

 Correspondent : Mr. jAMES Smith, The Gardens, Hopetoun House, South 

 Queensferry. 



Botanical Name 



Age 



Height 



Girth at 

 5 f c. up 



Diameter of 

 Branches 



Exposure 



Remarks 





Years 



Feet 



Ft. In. 



Feet 









37 



52 



3 



7 



26 



N. 



Very healthy and fine. 



concolor 



30 



34 



3 



2 



18 





Not very healthy. 







82 



7 



2 



40 



»5 



Very healthy ; does not 

















stand the wind. 





30 



40 



2 



5 



21 



1) 



Vigorous and healthy. 





15 



16 



1 



4 



9 



>> 



Healthy; pretty tree. 





30 



35 



3 



0 



24 



JJ 



Moderately vigorous. 





35 



45 



4 



8 



24 



>» 



Very healthy ; fine tree. 



„ Smithiana (1) ... 



70 



76 



8 



0 



33 



>> 



One of the orig. seedlings ; 

















a very fine healthy tree. 



(2) ... 



65 



60 



7 



4 



29 



5) 



Grf td. on Norway Spruce ; 

















fine, fairly healthy. 



Araucaria imbricata ... 



30 



33 



3 



6 



22 



» 



Healthy ; fine specimen. 







59 



6 



8 



45 





Very fine and healthy. 







48 



8 



9 



36 



>? 



Very healthy. 



Cupressus Lawsoniana 



23 



26 



2 



9 



12 





5J 





30 



35 



4 



7 



28 



5> 



5J 





25 



28 



2 



4 



16 





Good specimen. 





25 



30 



3 



9 



23 



5> 







70 



71 



7 



3 



40 





Fine tree ; very healthy. 





25 



28 



2 



8 



14 



5» 



Not very healthy. 



Strobus nana ... 



30 



7 



2 



0 



7 





Healthy ; dwarf tree. 



Taxodium sempervirens 



35 



46 



4 



6 



18 



M 



Fine graceful tree. 





30 



42 



2 



10 



16 





Free growing ; fine. 





30 



33 



2 



4 



12 



>J 



Veryhlthy. ; graceful tree. 



"VVellingtonia gigantea 



35 



40 



6 



8 



17 



>5 



Healthy ; good specimen. 



General Kemakks. — The above specimens are all growing in the i^metum 

 and grounds at Hopetoun, and most of them are in a healthy, thriving condition. 

 The specimens of Abies Smithiana, or A. Morinda, are interesting from the fact 

 that No. 1 is one of the first six plants raised in this country from seed sent to 

 the Earl of Hopetoun by Dr. Govan of Cupar, Fif?, in 1818. The seeds were 



