THE ROYAL SCOTTISH ARBORICULTURAL SOCIETY, 1854-I904. II 



appointed. John Ord Mackenzie appointed Auditor 

 in place of David Syme, resigned. Sir Dietrich 

 Brandis elected Honorary Member. Exhibition of 

 Cones, Tools, Photographs, etc., at Annual Meeting. 



1874. Prof. J. H. Balfour, M.D., elected President In his 



Inaugural Address the President forcibly pointed out 

 the advantage of planting waste land in Britain. 

 Memorial sent to Government in favour of acquiring 

 Arboretum. George Chrichton appointed Treasurer 

 in place of Thomas Methven, resigned. Exhibition 

 of Woods, Cones, etc., at Annual Meeting. 



1875. The President suggested the creation of a British 



Forest School, and sketched a curriculum. William 

 M'Corquodale elected Honorary Member. Death of 

 William Thomson, originator of the Society, recorded. 



1876. Right Hon. W. P. Adam of Blairadam elected President. 



New Code of Laws and Regulations submitted to 

 Annual Meeting, and approved. Discussion on "A 

 Journal of Arboriculture" led Messrs Rider & Son, 

 London, to publish the Journal of Forestry, in May 

 1877. Exhibition of Woods, Cones, etc., at Annual 

 Meeting. 



1877. Local Secretaries (14) first appointed. Presentation to 



Treasurer. 



1878. First Excursion of the Society — Scone, Perthshire. 



Council resolved to inquire and report on obtaining a 

 Royal Charter for the Society. George Chrichton 

 elected a Trustee in place of Prof. Balfour, resigned. 

 Exhibition of Cones, Seeds, Fibres, Photographs, etc., 

 at Annual Meeting. 



1879. Marquis of Lothian, K.T., elected President. John 



M'Laren, jun., appointed Secretary in place of John 

 Sadler, resigned, and also Treasurer in place of 

 George Chrichton, deceased. (David Mitchell, Interim 

 Treasurer.) W. P. Adam elected a Trustee in place 

 of George Chrichton. Education Committee appointed. 

 Exhibition of Woods, Cones, etc., at General Meeting. 

 Excursions in Perthshire and Midlothian. 



