THE ROYAL SCOTTISH ARBORICULTURAL SOCIETY, 1854-I904. I»3 



1886. Sir Herbert Maxwell, Bart., M.P., elected President. 



Select Committee of House of Commons again sat. 

 Society's Specimens illustrative of Forestry sent to 

 Museum of Science and Art,i Edinburgh. Prosposal to 

 start Forestry Periodical again discussed. Wm. J. 

 Moffat appointed Secretary and Treasitrer in place of 

 John M'Laren, jun., resigned. Excursion in Argyll 

 and Buteshire. 



1887. Her Majesty the Queen granted permission to the Society 



to use the title " Royal." Paper on the proposed 

 School of Forestry by Sir Dietrich Brandis, read by 

 Dr Cleghorn. Proposal for Forestry Periodical again 

 discussed, and project abandoned. Excursion in Aber- 

 deenshire. 



1888. Earl of Hopetoun elected President. The Council petitioned 



Parliament against the transference of the Royal Botanic 

 Garden to the University of Edinburgh. Presentation 

 to Dr Cleghorn. " Dr Cleghorn Forestry Library " 

 founded. Visit to Arboretum. Excursion in Roxburgh- 

 shire. 



1889. Dr Wm. Somerville appointed first Lecturer on Forestry 



at Edinburgh University. Society made representation 

 to Secretary for Scotland in favour of Select Com- 

 mittee's recommendation to create a Board of Forestry 

 and Schools of Forestry. Government decided that 

 Royal Botanic Garden and Arboretum were to remain 

 Crown Property. Professor Sargent and Dr Schlich 

 elected Honorary Members. Excursion in Notts. 



1890. Professor L Bayley Balfour, M.D., Sc.D., elected /V<fj/^(?«/. 



Society decided to memorialise University Commissioners 

 in favour of Forestry Education. Forestry Chair Endow- 

 ment Fund started. Excursion in Ross-shire. 



1891. The /'r^j'/d'i?/// promulgated teaching scheme for Working 



Foresters and Gardeners at the Royal Botanic Garden, 

 Edinburgh. Dr Somerville appointed Professor of 

 Agriculture and Forestry at Durham College of 

 Science. Chair of Forestry discussed. Proposed 

 Forestry Journal again discussed. Deaths of Wm. 

 M'Corquodale and John M'Laren, two of the founders 

 1 Now the Royal Scottish Museum. 



