24: PEEMIUMS OFFERED BY THE SOCIETY IN 1877. 



or Sums of Money not exceeding Fifty Sovereigns. To be lodged 

 by 1st JSTovember in any year. 



It is necessary that the varieties and sub-varieties reported upon shall 

 have been proved capable of reproduction from seed, and also that the 

 relation they bear to others, or well known sorts, should be stated. 

 The reporter is further requested to mention the effects that he may 

 have observed produced by dififerent soils, manures, &c., on the plants 

 forming the subjects of report, and how far he may have ascertained 

 such effects to be lasting. 



Should any improved variety reported upon be the result of dkect ex- 

 periment by cross impregnation, involving expense and long-continued 

 attention, a higher premium wiU be awarded. 



10. On the cultivation of the Cabbage as a field crop — The 

 Gold Medal, or Ten Sovereigns. To be lodged by 1st November 



1877. 



The experiment must be conducted in Scotland on not less than one 

 acre, and contrasted with a like extent under turnips in the same 

 field. Both lots must have been under one rotation, and must be 

 prepared and manured in the same manner. 



11. On the Insects l^diich prey upon agricultural plants, and 

 the diseases occasioned by them, and the best means of prevention 

 — Twenty Sovereigns. To be lodged by 1st ^N'ovember 1877. 



The Eeport to be accompanied, where practicable, by specimens of the 

 insects. 



^ 12. On the hardy and useful Herbaceous Plants of any country 

 where such climate exists as to induce the belief that the plants 

 may be beneficially introduced into the cultivation of Scotland — 

 The Gold Medal, or Ten Sovereigns. To be lodged by 1st 

 November in any year. 



Attention is particularly directed to the Grains and Grasses of Cliina, 

 Japan, the Islands of the Eastern Archipelago, the Himalaya country, 

 the Falkland and South Sea Islands, Cahfornia, and the high north- 

 western district of America. 



Reporters are required to give the generic and specific names of the 

 plants treated of, with the authority for the same — together with the 

 native names, so far as known ; and to state the elevation of the 

 locality and nature of the soil in which they are cultivated, or which 

 they naturally inhabit, with their qualities or uses ; and it is further 

 requested that the descriptions be accompanied, in so far as possible, 

 with specimens of the plants, and their fruit, seed, and other 

 products. 



13. On the adulteration of Agricultural Seeds, whether by 

 colouring, mixiug, or otherwise, and the best means of detecting 

 the same, and preventing their sale — Ten Sovereigns. To be 

 lodged by 1st November 1877. 



14. On the comparative advantages of fattening Cattle in 

 stalls, in loose houses or boxes, and in sheds or hammels — 



