296 THE SCOTTISH AllBOEl CULTURAL SOCIETY. [Sept. 



rhumd of the cultural peculiarities and economic properties 

 of this tree so far as known, a silver medal was awarded to 

 Mr. A. D. Webster, Penrhyn Castle, Bangor — the author. Mr, 

 Webster was also the author of papers on " The Corsican Pine " — 

 iiivina a "ood account of all that was known of the tree ; " The 

 Formation and Management of Game Coverts," a short essay, for 

 which the judges had awarded a bronze and a silver medal respec- 

 tively. " The Degeneracy among the Artificial Plantations of this 

 Country," a carefully illustrated essay of seventy-three pages, by 

 Eobert Coupar, forester, Ashford Castle, County Galway, gained a 

 second silver medal. A very creditable essay on " The Formation 

 of Plantations," by David A. Glen, assistant forester, Gartshore, 

 Kirkintilloch, gained a first silver medal. A second silver medal 

 was awarded to Alexander J. Forbes, ]\Iuir of Ord, for a dendrometer, 

 the principle of which, the Judges considered to be similar to Mr. 

 Mackenzie's dendrometer. For an essay on " The Present and 

 Future Prospects of Arboriculture in North Lancashire," a first 

 silver medal was awarded to George Dodds, Wyreside Cottage, 

 Lancaster. The judges and committee on the Transactions of the 

 Society were re-elected. 



PROPOSED CHANGE OF SUBSCPJPTIOX RATES. 



Mr. Dunn gave notice that the following changes of the rates of 

 subscription approved by the Council would be submitted for the 

 decision of the Society at next annual meeting, viz. : — Landed pro- 

 prietors, life subscription £10, 10s., annual payment £1, Is.; 

 factors and nurserymen, life subscription £5, 5s., annual 10s. 6d. 

 as before ; head foresters and managers, life subscription £3, 3s., 

 annual subscription 6s. ; assistant foresters, £3, 3s., annual sub- 

 scription 4s. These charges, it was explained, would only affect 

 new members elected after their adoption. 



CONVERSATION ON FOREST SCHOOL. 



Mr. Dunn led off a conversation on the desirability of the Edin- 

 burgh Forest School, occasioned by the report on the education of 

 young foresters being called for. Mr. Hutchison desiderated active 

 steps being taken for a lectureship on Forestry during next session of 

 the Edinburgh University. Mr. M'Corquodale thought Government 

 should purchase a Highland estate on which students could supple- 

 ment theoretical lessons by those on the practice of forestry. It 

 would pay to use the public funds for such an object. And with 

 this Mr. Methven coincided, while urging the importance of Edin- 



