28 PREMIUMS OFFERED BY THE SOCIETY IN 1876. 



mixed or in masses, together with a note of the expense from the 

 time of planting to the commencement of the first thinning, in so 

 far as such information is in the possession of the reporter. 



3. On Plantations, of not less than eight years' standing, 

 formed on deep peat bog— The Medium Gold Medal, or Five 

 Sovereigns. To be lodged by 1st November 1876. 



The Premium is strictly applicable to deep peat or flow moss ; the 

 condition of the moss previous to planting, as well as at the date of 

 the Report, should, if possible, be stated. 



The Eeport must describe the mode and extent of the drainage, and 

 the effect it has had in subsiding the moss — the trenching, levelling, 

 or other preliminary operations that may have been performed on 

 the surface— the mode of planting— kinds, sizes, and number of trees 

 planted per acre — and their relative progress and value, as compared 

 with plantations of a similar age and description grown on other soils 

 in the vicinity. 



4. On the more extended introduction of hardy, useful, or 

 ornamental Trees, which have not hitherto been generally culti- 

 vated in Scotland— The Medium Gold Medsl, or Five Sove- 

 reigns. To be lodged by 1st November in any year. 



The Report should specify as distinctly as possible the kind of trees 

 introduced. The adaptation of the trees for use or ornament, and 

 their comparative progress should 1 )e mentioned. Attention is directed 

 to the introdution of any tree as a nurse in young plantations, which 

 by growing rapidly for several years, and attaining maturity when at 

 the height of 20 or 25 feet, might realise the advantages and avoid 

 the e\'ils of thick planting. 



5. On the management of the Picea Nordmanniana {Taxodivm 

 semjMTvirum) or Pied Wood for timber purposes— The Medium 

 Gold Medal, or Five Sovereigns. To be lodf:^ed by 1st November 

 1876. ^ ^ 



The Report must also state the uses so far as has been tried, and the 

 soils and situations best adapted for it. 



6. On the Cutting and Transport of Firewood (soft and hard 

 wood) with detailed statement of charges — The Medium Gold 

 Medal, or Five Sovereigns. To be lodged by 1st November 1876. 



Inniany districts large branches and tops of trees are burned up, which 

 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. 



7. 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 1876. 



Reference to bt; made to suitable varieties of plants not generally grown 



