Prizes offered by the Seottish Aboricultural Society. 729 



and the year grown. The Prize collection to become the property of the 

 Society. 



IX. For the best'and approved collection of Seeds of Forest Trees and 

 Shrubs ripened in Britain. {A Medal.) 



Each example of seeds to have a label, giving the name of the species, 

 and where produced. The Prize collection to become the property of 

 the Society. 



X. For the best and approved collection of prepared sections of 

 different kinds of wood grown in the county in which the competitor 

 resides. {A Medal.) 



Each section must have a label attached, bearing the name of the wood, 

 the estate and county where grown. The Prize collection to become the 

 property of the Society. 



XL For the best and approved series of Geological Specimens illustrat- 

 ing the different rocks and formations on which Forest Trees and Shrubs 

 grow in the county in which the competitor resides. The specimens to 

 be accompanied by a Report. {A Medal.) 



The successful collection to be the property of the Society. Buteshire 

 having been already reported on, is excluded. 



XII. For an approved Report on the Plantations of w^hich the com- 

 petitor is Forester. {Three Medals.) One to be awarded for the best 

 Report from each of the countries— England, Scotland, and Ireland— and 

 competition to be confined to each country respectively. Reporters must 

 state the extent of plantations under their charge, the kind of timber grown, 

 soil, situation, management, age, &c. This is a standing subject. 



XIII. For an approved Report on the Forests of the United States of 

 America. {A Medal.) 



XIY. For an approved Report on the Forests of India. {A Medal.) 



XV. For an approved Report on the Forests of any of the British 

 Colonies. {A Medal) 



XVI. For an approved Report on the Management of Forests on the 

 Continent of Europe. {A Medal.) 



Special reference to be made to any appliances or modes of culture and 

 treatment not generally adopted in this country, but followed in such 

 Arbori cultural schools as those of Nancy and Hanover, and elsewhere. 

 Foreigners are specially invited to compete. 



XVII. For an approved Report on the Diseases most incidental to 

 Forest Trees, including those that affect the roots as well as the bark, 

 branches, and foliage. {A Medal.) 



XVIII. For an approved Essay on the Natural History of Adelgis 

 laricis, the Larch Bug. (A Medal) 



The Essay must include the injury done by the insect to larch, and 

 suggest remedies. 



XIX. For an approved Report on the results obtained by experience of 

 Seedlings of Conifera?, l)eing the produce of trees grown in Britain, as 

 compared with plants ol)tairied from foreign-ripened seed. (A Medal.) 



XX. For an approved Essay on the Best Methods for Seasoning 

 Different Kinds of Timber. (A Medal.) 



