THE ROYAL SCOTTISH ARBORICULTURAL SOCIETY, 1854-I904. 9 



Others, los. 6d.; Foresters, 5s.; Under Foresters, 2s. 6d. 

 Specimens illustrative of Pruning exhibited by Wm. 

 M'Corquodale at General Meeting. 



1857. Earl of Ducie elected Presidefit. Returns of Prices of 



British Forest Produce first obtained. Silver Medals 

 first awarded for Essays. Proposal to hold itinerary 

 Annual Meetings disapproved of. Thomas Methven 

 appointed Auditor in place of E. J. Ravenscroft, 

 resigned. 



1858. Earl of Stair elected President. Honorary Members first 



elected, viz., Dr J. H. Balfour, Sir Wm. J. Hooker, 

 Dr Lindley, Prof. George Lawson {Assistant Secretary 

 of the Society 1854-58), James M'Nab, and Peter 

 Clark. 



1859. Sir John Hall, Bart., of Dunglass, elected President. Six 



Vice-Presidents elected. Robert M. Stark appointed 

 Secretary in place of James Alexander, first Secretary 

 of the Society, resigned. 



i860. Duke of Atholl elected President. Subscriptions fixed at 

 — Proprietors, Nurserymen, etc., los. 6d. ; Factors, etc., 

 5s.; Foresters, 3s.; Under Foresters, 2s. 



1 86 1. John I. Chalmers of Aldbar elected President. The 



Secretary, Robert M. Stark, resigned office. Nursery- 

 men's subscriptions fixed at 5s. Proposal to start 

 Forestry periodical discussed. Five prizes of £,t^ 

 each offered by Society to stimulate Foresters to 

 contribute Essays on special subjects. 



1862. Earl of Airlie elected President. John Sadler appointed 



Secretary. General Meeting decided that in Essay 

 Competitions the decisions of the Judges were to be 

 final. 



1863. Right Hon. T. F. Kennedy of Dunure elected Preside?it. 



Committee appointed to test and report on M'Glashan's 

 Transplanting Machine. 



1864. Robert.Hutchison of Carlowrie elected President. Society's 



Motto suggested by the Secretary, and adopted. Com- 

 mittee reported favourably on M'Glashan's Transplant- 

 ing Machine. 



