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XXXVI. The Twenty-Sixth Annual Excursion, July 1903. 



The Twenty-sixth Annual Excursion of the Royal Scottish 

 Arboricultural Society was held in the Counties of Bedford, Hert- 

 ford and Buckingham, on 28th, 29th, 30th and 3l8t July 1903. 



The members from the North left the Caledonian Station, 

 Princes Street, Edinburgh, at 2 p.m. on Monday, 27th July, and 

 reached Leigh ton Buzzard shortly after 10 o'clock the same 

 evening. The members from the South had already arrived. 

 Here they were quartered during the tour, and as the company 

 was a large one, the members had to be accommodated in the 

 various hotels throughout the town, the headquarters being at the 

 Swan Hotel, owned by Mi's Towers. 



The following is an alphabetical list of the members present : — 

 Thomas Ainslie, Penicuik, Midlothian; Robert Allan, Pol- 

 kemmet, Whitburn; Alexander Angus, Dalzell, Motherwell; J. 

 A. Barrie, Harlestone, Northampton ; J. Barton, Hatfield, Herts ; 

 A. W. Berth wick, Edinburgh ; David Brown, WoUaton, Notts ; 

 T. R. Bruce, The Old Garroch, Dairy, Galloway ; Charles 

 Buchanan, Penicuik, Convener of the Excursion Cominittee ; 

 Dr James Cameron, Loanhead, Midlothian ; J. Arthvir Campbell 

 of Arduaine, Lochgilphead ; William Christie, Fochabers ; James 

 Cook, Arniston, Midlothian, Vice-Fr-esident ; R. Craig Cowan, 

 Craigiebield, Penicuik ; R. W. Cowper, Gortanore, Sittingbourne ; 

 W. S. Curr, Ninewar, Prestonkirk ; W. Davidson, Port Talbot, 

 Wales ; A. Douglas, Abbey Gardens, Wykeham, Yorks ; Robert 

 Douglas, Edinburgh ; William Elder, Cholmondeley, Malpas ; 

 Walter Elgar, Hillside, Sittingbourne ; W. J. Elwes, of Coles- 

 borne, Cheltenham ; William Fenwick, Rockdale, Perth ; John 

 Fleming, Dalmunzie, Murtle ; A. C. Forbes, Longleat, Horning- 

 sham, Warminster ; James Forbes, Overtoun, Dumbarton ; Robert 

 Forbes, Kenn^t, Alloa ; James Forgan, Lundin Links, Fife ; 

 Peter Fyshe, Newtonlees, Dunbar ; R. Galloway, Secretary and 

 Treasurer, Edinburgh ; Wm. Gemmill, Greendykes, East Lothian ; 

 P. D. Gow, Bonaly, Colinton ; George Halliday, Rothesay ; D. 

 Hamilton, Knowsley, Prescott ; Geo. Hannah, Over Court Estate, 

 Bristol ; David Hardie, Errol ; Marcel Hardy, University College, 

 Dundee ; A. M. Harley, Betterton, Wantage ; John Hay, Kilmar- 

 nock ; William P. Hay, Loanhead, Midlothian ; Thomas Hood, 

 Birdbrook, Halstead, Essex ; George Jack, Dalkeith ; Thomas 

 Jack, Hermiston, Currie ; James Johnstone, Alloway Cottage, 



