rUEMlUMS OFFERED BY THE SOCIETY IX 1879. 31 



In many districts large brandies and to}>s of trees arc burned up, whicli 

 in England, and much more on the Continent, are sold at a profit. 

 The Report should state the system pursued, and contain practical 

 suggestions for utilising fragments now destroyed. 



10. On the more extended cultivation in Scotland of Charcoal- 

 producing Plants, for gunpowder or commercial purposes — The 

 Medium Gold Medal, or Five Sovereigns. To be lodged by 1st 

 November 1879. 



Reference to be made to suitable varieties of plants not generally grown 

 in this country for that purpose, such as Rhavmus Frangula, prices 

 realisable, and suggestions for their more general introduction, treat- 

 ment, &c. 



11. On the Woods, Forests, and Forestry in the county of 

 Perth — The Gold Medal, or Ten Sovereigns. To be lodged by 

 1st Xovember 1879. 



12. On the Woods, Forests, and Forestry in the county of 

 lioss — The Gold Medal, or Ten Sovereigns. To be lodged by 

 1st Xovember 1879. 



13. On the Woods, Forests, and Forestry in the county of In- 

 \erness — The Gold Medal, or Ten Sovereigns. To be lodged by 

 1st Xovember 1879. 



14. On the comparative advantages of High Forest with Cop- 

 pice, or Coppice with a limited number of Standard Trees — The 

 ^ledium Gold Medal, or Five Sovereigns. To be lodged by 1st 

 Xovember 1879. 



1 5. On the utilisation of M'aste produce of Forests and Wood- 

 lands, as matter for making, either separately or in combination 

 with other substances, an Artificial Fuel — The Gold Medal, or 

 Ten Sovereigns. To be lodged by 1st Xovember 1879. 



1(3. On the Insects most injurious to Forest Trees^ and the 

 diseases occasioned by them, and the best means of prevention 

 — Twenty Sovereigns. To be lodged by 1st Xovember 1879. 



The Report to lie accompanied, where practicable, by specimens of the 

 insects. 



17. On the effects of the severe Frost and Winter of 1878-79 

 (»n Trees and Shrubs generally, iji different soils and situations 

 — The ]\Iedium Gold IMedal, or Five Sovereigns. To be lodged 

 by 1st Xovember 1879. 



