1 8 TRANSACTIONS OF ROYAL SCOTTISH ARBORICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



1903. W. Steuart Fothringham of Murthly elected President. 



Proposal to change name of Society to " Royal Scottish 

 Society of Forestry and Arboriculture," and to hold 

 General and Council Meetings alternately in Edinburgh, 

 Glasgow, and Perth, rejected. Committee of Council 

 reported in favour of Register for Foresters being kept 

 by the Society. Decided to alter rule as to date of 

 Annual General Meeting, so as to permit it to be held 

 " at such time and place as the Council may determine." 

 Dunn Memorial Fund : subscriptions and interest 

 thereon, less expenses, ^^119, 14s. 6d. Society's 

 share of expense of monument, ;^i9, is. lod.; balance 

 invested. Six additional Councillors elected. Colonel 

 Bailey resigned Honorary Editorship of Transactions. 

 Photographs of American Conifers growing in Scotland 

 sent to St Louis Exhibition. Jagmastare Elis Nilson 

 elected Honorary Member. Edward Battiscombe 

 elected Honorary Associate Member. Lecture by A. T. 

 Gillanders on "Forest Entomology." Forestry Exhibi- 

 tion at Highland and Agricultural Society's Show at 

 Dumfries. Highland and Agricultural Society voted 

 p^2o to be awarded for Exhibits of Scotch-grown 

 Timber. Excursion in Beds, Bucks, and Herts. 



1904. Jubilee Anniversary of the Society celebrated on February 



1 6th. Large number of Delegates from other 

 Societies present at Annual Meeting and Dinner. 

 Resolution adopted at Annual General Meeting calling 

 upon Board of Agriculture to take steps to give effect 

 to recommendations of Departmental Committee on 

 Forestry, as far as regards Scotland, by providing a 

 State Forest Demonstration Area, and Example Plots 

 in connection with Edinburgh University; and that 

 until these are supplied, and a thoroughly equipped 

 Forest School is established, Forestry Education will 

 not be adequately provided for in Scotland. Subse- 

 quent negotiations brought out the following points, 

 viz.: (i) that a State Forest will be provided through 

 the office of Woods and Forests, if an area suitable for 

 the purpose can be obtained; (2) that Forestry Educa- 

 tion and Forest Demonstration areas, including Example 



