36 PEEMIUMS OFFEEED BY THE SOCIETY IN 1884. 



Section 5.— FORESTRY DEPARTMENT. 



FOR APPEOATID EEPORTS. 



1. By the Proprietor in Scotland who shall, within the five 

 preceding years, have planted not less than 150 acres — The Gold 

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



The whole planting operations which may have been conducted by the 

 Eeporter within the five years, whether completed or not, must be 

 embraced, and he must state the expense — description or soils — age, 

 kind, and number of trees planted per acre — mode of planting, drain- 

 ing, and fencing — general state of the plantation — and any other 

 observations of interest. 



2. 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 1884. 



The premium is strictly applicable to deep 'peat or flow moss ; the con- 

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

 Eeport, should, if possible, be stated. 



The Report 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 numbers 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. 



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

 ornamental Trees, which have not hitherto been generally culti- 

 vated in Scotland — The Medium Gold Medal, or Five Sovereigns. 

 To be lodged by 1st November in any year. 



The Eeport should specify as distinctly as posfible the kind of trees 

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

 their comparative progress, should be mentioned. Attention is 

 directed to the introduction of any tree as a nurse in young planta- 

 tions, which by growing rapidly for several years, and attaining 

 maturity when at the height of 20 or 25 feet, might realise the advan- 

 tage and avoid the evils of thick planting. 



4. On the varieties of Trees best adapted for planting as 

 shelter in the Islands of Scotland — The Medium Gold Medal, or 

 Five Sovereigns. To be lodged by 1st November 1884. 



5. On the old and remarkable Cedars of Lebanon in Scotland 

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

 November 1884. 



Details of their growth, measurements, and condition, and any particulars 

 of their history, must be given. The measurements to be taken by 

 the Reporter himself, and at 5 feet from the 'ground, if possible. 

 Photographs and drawings are desirable. 



