Prizes offered in 1878 by the Scottish 

 Arboricultural Society. 



The following is a list of the subjects arranged by the Council of the 

 Scottish Arboricultural Society, for competition during 1877-8. 



I. For the best and approved Report describing fully the tools at 

 present used by Foresters in Britain. (Prize cf Three Guineas offered by 

 the Proprietors of the Journal of Forestry and Estates Management.) 



JI. For the best and approved Essay on the Peeling and Harvesting 

 of the different kinds of Native Bark used in Tanning. Competition 

 confined to Assistant Foresters. {A Medal.) 



III. For an approved Report on the most extensive, complete, and 

 judiciously arranged Arboretum. {A Medal.) 



The author must describe the positions as to soil, exposure, elevation, 

 &:c., of the respective species of varieties of trees reported on, and state 

 their ages, treatment, cost, and mode of planting adopted. 



IV. For an approved Essay on the present state and future prospects of 

 Arboriculture in the county in which the competitor resides. This is a 

 standing subject. (A Medal.) 



V. For an approved Report on the Old and Remarka])le Trees on the 

 estate on which the competitor resides ; correct measurements of the 

 circumference of the trunks, at 1 foot and 5 feet from the ground, must 

 be given ; also height of tree, spread of branches, &c. Photographs are 

 desirable. [A Medal.) 



VI. For an approved Report on the Snmmer Operations most beneficial 

 to plantations and woodlands. 



The report to embrace such subjects as pruning, thinning, transplanting, 

 training, &c., with special reference to the effects produced by them while 

 the trees are in full growth and leaf, compared with similar operations 

 performed while nature is dormant. {A Medcd.) 



VII. For an approved Report on Plantation Enclosures of auy Xew 

 Construction, and their management, cost, and durability for various 

 situations. 



The Reporter will detail the various modes of protecting plantations, 

 their comparative cost and expense of maintenance, whether live fences, 

 palings, or walls. {A Medal.) 



VIII. For the best and approved collection of Cones ripened in Britain 

 during 1875, 1876, and 1877-78. {A Medal.) 



Each cone (or series of cones of one species) must be accompanied by a 

 label giving the name of the species, the estate and county where produced, 



