THE ROYAL SCOTTISH ARBORICULTURAL SOCIETY, 1854-1904. 15 



ment Fund, making total of ^$^4^ 3^- lod. Com- 

 mittee appointed to collect statistics as to distribution 

 of Forest Trees in Scotland for International Board of 

 Forestry. Honorary Consulting Scientists appointed. 

 Professor Schwappach visited Scotland, and delivered 

 Address on " The Importance of Density in Sylvi- 

 culture." Excursions in Perthshire, Stirlingshire, and 

 Midlothian. 



1897. Address presented to the Queen on the occasion of Her 



Majesty's Diamond Jubilee. Prizes of ^^21 and j^^, 5s. 

 offered by the President and the Society respectively 

 for Essays on the best Method of establishing a Forest 

 Area in Scotland: four Essays received; ;^i5, 15s. 

 awarded. Lord Balvaird and R. C. Munro Ferguson, 

 M.P., elected Trustees in place of Dr Cleghorn and 

 Robert Hutchison, deceased. Address delivered by 

 Professor Schlich on " Forestry Education." Resolution 

 that Members use their influence with Local Authorities, 

 etc., to induce them to plant trees to commemorate the 

 Diamond Jubilee Year. Paper on " Forestry during the 

 Queen's Reign," by Malcolm Dunn, published. Large 

 additional number of Local Secretaries appointed. 

 Excursions in South of Ireland and Peeblesshire. 



1898. Colonel F. Bailey, R.E., elected President. Scheme for 



the Establishment of State Model Forests prepared by 

 the President and Professor Somerville, and adopted 

 by the Council, and copies sent to President of Board 

 of Agriculture, Chancellor of Exchequer, Secretary for 

 Scotland, Scottish Members of Parliament, and others. 

 Mr Munro Ferguson appointed Honorary Secretary. 

 Raith Working-Plan published. Catalogue of " Cleg- 

 horn Memorial Library " submitted by Director of 

 Museum of Science and Art. Specimens of Douglas 

 Fir affected by Phoma pithya exhibited for first time, 

 by George Leven, Auchencruive, Ayr. Malcolm Dunn 

 elected an Honorary Member. Excursions in Glou- 

 cestershire and Peeblesshire. 



1899. Earl of Mansfield elected President. Reply from Board 



of Agriculture regarding Establishment of State Model 

 Forest: no action to be taken meantime. Raith 



