M SCOTTISH ABBOBICULTUBAL SOCIETY. [Nov., 



Essay Competition. 



The President submitted the report of the judges on the Essays 

 and Exhibits sent in for competition. In doing so, he referred to the 

 loss the Society had sustained in the death of Mr. Sadler, hite Curator 

 of the Botanic Gardens. Last year they had been called upon to lament 

 the removal of a wise counsellor — Mr. Gorrie, — and in his room Mr. 

 Sadler was appointed to act as judge. But he, too, in the prime 

 of life had been cut off. The Society had been the recipient of 

 much assistance from Mr. Sadler in its young days, when it was not so 

 prosperous as now. When Mr. Sadler died so unexpectedly the Council 

 appointed Mr. Baxter, Dalkeith, to act as a judge in concert with Mr. 

 Dunn and himself. Tea essays had been sent in competition, being three 

 more than last year, and, taken as a whole, there was an improvement in 

 them. The awards were as follows : — 



, Class I. 



On the After-growth of Hardwood and Coniferous Tree Stumps (with Diagrams 



and Specimens). Second silver medal and £2. Robert Couper, assistant 



forester, Scone, Perth. 

 On the Cause of the Spruce Disease in Scotland during Recent Years (with 



Diagrams and Specimens). Second silver medah John M'Lean, forester, 



Touch Estate, Stirling. 

 On Scottish Timber and Its Uses. First silver medal. D. F. Mackenzie, forester, 



Morton Hall, Liberton. 

 'On Scottish Timber and Its Uses. Grigor's ' Arboriculture.' D. Clark, forester, 



Elie House, Fife. 

 On Forest Trees of Recent Introduction, and Ornamental Trees which might be 



Cultivated in Scotland. First silver medal. John M'Laren^ Forester, Hope- 



toun House, South Queensferry. 

 On the Ash Bark Beetle, and the best method of getting rid of it. Second silver 



medal. Angus Macintosh, forester, Llanereh, Llannelly, South Wales. 

 On the Peeling and Harvesting of British Bark for Tanning. Grigor's 



' Arboriculture.' Andrew Scott, assistant forester, Fowlis Wester, Crieff. 

 On the Different Methods of Seasoning Timber. Second silver medal. Wm. 



narrower, forester, Cahir, Tipperary, Ireland. 

 •On the Comparative Value of the Different Timber Trees grown for profit in 



Great Britain. Prize of £o 5s., given by Mr. Alex. Mackenzie, Superintendent 



of Epping Forest. D. F. Mackenzie, Morton Hall, Liberton. 



C'lass II. (Assistant Foresters only). 



On the Formation of Plantations. Grigor's 'Arboriculture.' A. Macdonald 

 Grant, assistant forester, Hopetoun. 



Miscellaneous. 



•Collection of Woods in Design as an Artistic Table. Gold medal. D. F. Mackenzie, 



Morton Hall, Liberton. 

 Rustic Seat. Prize, £1 Is., John Potter, forester, Dundas Castle, South, 



Queensferry. 

 Dendrometer. Prize, first silver medal. D. F. Mackenzie, Morton Hall, 



Liberton. 



