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Excursion, 1899. 



The Committee reported that, with the approval of Lord Lovat 

 and Mr Munro Ferguson, the Lovat Woods, near Beauly, would 

 be visited on Wednesday, 2nd August, instead of the Novar 

 Woods, and that Dunrobin would be visited on the 3rd, and 

 Dornoch and Skibo on the 4th, as previously arranged. About 

 ninety members had entered their names for the trip. 



Excursion in 1900. 



The Secretary reported that some progress had been made with 

 the proposed trip to France next year. A programme had been 

 prepared covering a fortnight, and had been submitted to the 

 French Forestry authorities at Nancy by Colonel Bailey, and 

 approved of by them. Inquiries were being made as to the 

 expense, and further progress would be reported at next Meeting. 



The matter was remitted to the Council, with powers. 



Glasgow Exhibition in 1901. 



It was mentioned that the Council had represented to the 

 Manager of the Exhibition that Forestry should be included 

 in the official programme, and that the Society should be 

 represented on the Committee in charge of the matter, and on 

 the Executive Council. The Manager had, however, indicated 

 that he had little hope of finding room for any Forestry 

 Exhibits, but would lay the Council's request before his 

 Committee. 



Library and Museum. 



The Secretary reported that the following publications had 

 been received since the Annual Meeting in January : — 



List of Presentations to the Society's Library. 



1. Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society, London, vol. 



xxii., part 4. 



2. Annual Progress Report of the Woods and Forests Depart- 



ment of Western Australia, 1897-98. By J. Ednie 

 Brown, Conservator of Forests. 



3. Transactions of the Highland and Agricultural Society, 



5th series, vol. xi. 



4. New and little known North American Trees : a reprint. 



By Professor Sargent. 



