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FORESTRY  EXHIBITION  AT  LIVERPOOL, 
1910. 
THIS  was  ^he  fourth  Exhibition  of  Forestry  held  at  their 
Annual  Shows  by  the  Royal  Agricultural  Society  in  conjunction 
with  the  Royal  English  Arboricultural  Society. 
Compared  with  that  at  Gloucester  last  year  there  was  a 
noticeable  falling  off  in  the  entries,  which  numbered  only  85 
as  against  248  last  year.  This  does  not  necessarily  imply  a lack 
of  interest  in  this  important  science,  but  may  be  attributed  to 
various  causes,  the  chief  of  which  is  probably  the  time  and 
expense  involved  in  the  collection  and  preparation  of  the 
various  specimens. 
In  Class  1,  for  boards  of  Oak,  Elm,  Ash,  and  Beech,  the  Silver 
Medal  was  awarded  to  Earl  Beauchamp,  whose  exhibit  included 
a very  fine  board  of  oak  115  years  old,  grown  on  a clay  loam 
soil  130  ft.  above  sea  level.  It  was  27  in.  wide  and  the 
growth  had  been  remarkably  rapid.  His  specimens  of  elm, 
beech,  and  ash  were  also  very  good.  The  Bronze  Medal  in 
this  class  fell  to  Mr.  T.  J.  M.  More,  who  showed  four  boards 
of  fine  timber  that  only  missed  the  higher  award  by  a 
narrow  margin.  The  Earl  of  Powis  was  reserve,  his  exhibit 
containing  the  best  piece  of  ash  timber  in  the  Exhibition. 
It  was  described  as  being  forty-five  years  old,  grown  on  a 
clay  loam  at  an  elevation  of  650  ft.,  and  was  about  13^ 
in.  wide,  allowing  for  the  one  edge  cut  off. 
In  Class  2,  for  specimens  of  Larch,  Spruce,  and  Scotch  Fir, 
Mr.  T.  J.  M.  More  had  a remarkable  exhibit  that  gained  the 
Silver  Medal.  It  included  the  finest  larch  board  in  the  Show, 
which  was  cut  from  one  of  the  historic  trees  planted  in  1738. 
A splendid  specimen  of  another  of  these  trees  will  be  re- 
membered as  an  interesting  feature  of  the  Show  at  Gloucester. 
Earl  Beauchamp  took  the  Bronze  Medal  with  three  capital 
boards. 
Class  3 was  for  specimens  of  any  other  Hardwood  or  Broad- 
leaved Tree,  in  which  Earl  Beauchamp  gained  the  Silver  Medal 
with  boards  of  lime,  willow,  maple,  plane,  wild  cherry,  holly, 
birch,  white  poplar,  brown  oak,  and  whitebeam.  The  Bronze 
Medal  fell  to  the  Earl  of  Derby,  whose  collection  included 
handsome  boards  of  sycamore,  alder,  and  poplar.  Mr.  Coltman 
Rogers  was  reserve  with  a fine  specimen  of  alder  and  a board 
of  acacia.  There  were  also  exhibited,  not  for  competition, 
some  boards  sent  by  Mr.  T.  J.  M.  More  equal  to  any  in  the 
Exhibition,  also  some  very  fine  specimens  of  large  burr  oak, 
and  the  extensive  well-known  collection  of  home-grown 
timbers  belonging  to  Lord  Egerton  of  Tatton  that  was  shown 
at  Gloucester. 
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