. Scottish geographical magazine. witglMial deposits, in mi far as . ;),l 1,11 iho , J llm U,ii conp^sing l!io forofil* wliich II ?!.?. IV r|iahj;cB in climatic i:i ? . ? ?! ?? l;iii(i, {jerb&pB hy .1 .,imj ? liii ? I , ? . i;,- Mmi aiflo played III IN llif jiiixfu -f ilniruLti!!. Ill I ;irly hiflotic time* wc read of;»BiiBKDtliDgJoTOtrMi,uid otiliiing their lmi)ki for roadways• iMithw. u4 fer bridga. Tbii ii wafimed by tbp riiKovericB in»r Mau tnd Flindtn Mou rfipeeliTely. It ivill tbfiieftire be seenif flp i»iih to ol)l*iii infurmition coDctniing tliom micii
. Scottish geographical magazine. witglMial deposits, in mi far as . ;),l 1,11 iho , J llm U,ii conp^sing l!io forofil* wliich II ?!.?. IV r|iahj;cB in climatic i:i ? . ? ?! ?? l;iii(i, {jerb&pB hy .1 .,imj ? liii ? I , ? . i;,- Mmi aiflo played III IN llif jiiixfu -f ilniruLti!!. Ill I ;irly hiflotic time* wc read of;»BiiBKDtliDgJoTOtrMi,uid otiliiing their lmi)ki for roadways• iMithw. u4 fer bridga. Tbii ii wafimed by tbp riiKovericB in»r Mau tnd Flindtn Mou rfipeeliTely. It ivill tbfiieftire be seenif flp i»iih to ol)l*iii infurmition coDctniing tliom miciiiit forests, we f^ih r< 11 ill thp tulTOfrgfcl hmtt sround our coasU, in theur | ,if ouf MiuhliDdisnd LowlandB, anil in tlio numerousiiil^ »Hii d(|)oiiu throiighoul r*^ , ^?* ™ ^ ? upriElit position, there J W na difficult; ,n «!c„o«l,dgi„g they m«,l have grown at r;j„ 7T^ J^ ^ t<^ ind veryUin^ «^L. 7, J <P«* ?« f^* systcmftlically. ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN FOREST TREES IN SCOTLAND. 25 The information on this point has been obtained principally fromoccasional references in topographical books of Scotland to the discoveryof trees in particular districts, in digging peat for fuel, in making railwaycuttings, and in similar operations. The following trees are so recorded :—Hawthorn, elder, common ash, birch, alder, hazel, oak, willow, yew, andfir, all of which are, with the exception of the ash, commonly regarded asindigenous to Scotland. In addition, according to Dr. James Geikie,the cones of the silver fir, which is not considered a native, have beendiscovered in Orkney {Great Ice Age, 3rd ed., p. 287).^ Several shrubs,including the juniper and raspberry, as well as many flowering plants,have also been unearthed. The localities where the various trees havebeen found are marked on the accompanying map. The records, which have been obtained from references in over seventyvolumes on Scotland, are probably
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