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THE SCOTTISH ARBORICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



TUESDAY, August 4, opened with a bright summer sunshine in 

 Edinburgh, contrasting pleasingly with the previous days of 

 drifting rain. The foresters had good weather, and abundant time 

 for city sight-seeing, as their business meeting lasted but an hour 

 and a half or so, while the afternoon dinner closed far earlier than 

 even elders' hours. The meetings gradually increased in number 

 and interest. About thirty-five attended the annual meeting in the 

 class-room of the Eoyal liotanic Garden, whilst over fifty sat down 

 to the closing luncheon at Penrith on Thursday, 7 th August. 



At the annual meeting. Dr. Cleghorn, the veteran president, 

 occupied the chair. 



Among others present were Mr. Hutchison, of Carlowrie ; ]\Ir. "Wm. 

 IM'Corquodale, Scone ; ]\fr. M. Dunn, Dalkeith ; Mr. John M'Laren, 

 Hopetoun ; Mr. John Methven, nurseryman ; Mr. James Welsh, 

 nurseryman ; Mr. James Alexander, nurseryman ; Mr. Alex. ]\Iilne, 

 nurseryman ; Mr. James Kay, Bute ; Mr. D. F. ]\Iackenzie, Morton 

 Hall; Mr. Andrew Taylor; Mr, James Gordon; Mr. Eobert Baxter; 

 INIr. James T. Maclaren, Kennet ; Mr. Eobert Bell, Morton Hall. 



ELECTIOX OF MEMBERS AND OFFICE-BEARERS. 



Ten new ordinary members were unanimously elected. The 

 Marquis of Lothian ; The INIaharajah of Johore ; Colonel Michael, 

 C.S.I. ; Mr.Tokai, the Chief Commissioner at the Forestry Exhibition, 

 from Japan; the Hon. Wm. Eussell, British Guiana; Mr. Edward 

 Jack, New Brunswick ; the Hon. Eobert Southey, C.M.G., Cape of 

 Good Hope ; Sir James Campbell, Bart., Dean Forest ; Sir Joseph 

 Hooker ; Professor Dickson ; Dr. Cleghorn ; and Sir John Lubbock, 

 were unanimously elected honorary members of the Society. Dr. 

 Cleghorn was unanimously elected president for the ensuing year. 



The following were elected vice-presidents : — Lord Balfour of 

 Burleigh ; Mr. Malcolm Dunn, the Palace Gardens, Dalkeith ; JMr. 

 Eobert Hutchison, F.E.S.E., of Carlowrie; Mr. John M'Gregor, 

 forester, Ladywell, Dunkeld ; Professor Dickson, Edinburgh. 



The following were elected members of Council: — Messrs. Eobt. 

 Lindsay, Eoyal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh ; James Alexander (of 

 Messrs. Dickson & Co., nurserymen and seedsmen), Edinburgh ; 

 John Methven (of Messrs. Thomas Methven & Sons, nurserymen 

 and seedsmen), Edinburgh ; D. Scott, forester, Darnaway Castle, 

 Forres ; Daniel Dewar, forester, Beaufort Castle, Beauly ; William 

 M'Corquodale, forester and wood surveyor. Scone, Perth ; Eobert 



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