Scottish Arboricultural Society. 



The twenty-fourth annual general meeting of the Scottish Arboricultural 

 Society was held on Tuesday, Gth Nov., in the rooms at the Eoyal Botanic 

 Garden, Edinburgh. There was a good attendance. The Right Hon. W. 

 P. Adam, of Blairadam, M.P., President, occupied the chair. Among 

 those present were Sir Eobert Christison, Bart., Professor Balfour, Dr. 

 J. Croumbie Brown, Professor M'Nab, Dublin ; Dr. Cleghorn, Robert 

 Hutchison, Esq., of Carlowrie ; Dr. Craig, Mr. McCorquodale, Scone ; 

 Mr. Gorrie, Rait Lodge; Mr. McGregor, Ladywell, Dunkeld; Mr. McLaren, 

 Hopetoun ; Mr. Loraine, the Riding Mill, Northumberland ; Mr. Buchan, 

 Secretary Scottish Meteorological Society ; Mr. Rider, Journal of Forestry^ 

 &c. 



President's Address. 



The President, after the meeting had been duly constituted, opened the 

 proceedings with an Address, in which he said that it was a matter of great 

 gratification to him to observe the gradual and steady progress which the 

 society was making, not only in the number of its members, but in the 

 influence and authority with which it speaks to all connected with arbori- 

 culture ; and he Avould urge on all landed proprietors, and all foresters 

 engaged in that interesting pursuit, to lose no time in joining its ranks. 

 As a proof of the great usefulness of the society he might refer to the 

 printed Transactions, wherein almost every point of interest connected 

 with the art of forestry has been touched upon. 



While many of the papers are most valuable contributions to the litera- 

 ture of arboriculture, there are none from which something may not be 

 learnt, and in which valuable suggestions are not made. The society had 

 the good efPect of inducing practical foresters, men actually and every day 

 engaged in the work, to come forward and put in writing their own 

 practical experiences, thus making them sure and safe as to the know- 

 ledge that they have already acquired, and enabling them to impart their 

 information to others. No society, however, could be carried on without 

 adequate funds and membership, and both these, as he had already said, 

 were steadily increasing ; and it was to be hoped that the present appeal 

 to landowners and foresters would not be in vain. When they looked back 

 at what the income of the society was in 1858-59, and compared it with the 

 present position, they had much reason to be pleased. In 1858-59 the 

 number of the members was 168, and the income £39 10s. In 1861-62 

 the members numbered 158, and the income £30 12s. 6d. In 1866-67 

 the membership had increased to 284, and the income to £140 6s. lOd. 



