PREMIUMS OFFEKED BY THE SOCIETY IN 18S0. M 



8. On the deterioration in quality and dural)ility of llunie- 

 Growu Timber at the present day, especially regarding Scotch 

 Fir, as compared with the timber of the old Scotch forests, and 

 suggestions for a remedy — The Medium Gold Medal, or Pive 

 Sovereigns. To be lodged by 1st November 1880. 



!>. 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 1880. 



In many districts lar^e branches and tops of trees are burned up, which 

 ill Eu^liiud, and much more on the Continent, are sold at a profit. 

 The Iteport 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 — Tlie 

 Mediimi Gold Medal, or Five Sovereigns. To be lodged by l.st 

 November 1880. 



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

 in this country for that pm-pose, such as lihamnus Frangiila, prices 

 realisable, and suggestions for theii- 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 November 1880. 



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

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

 1st November 1880. 



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

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

 by 1st November 1880. 



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

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

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

 November 1880. 



15. On the utilisation of waste produce of Forests and Wood- 

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

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

 Ten Sovereigns. To be lodged by 1st November 1880. 



