204 TRANSACTIONS OF ROYAL SCOTTISH ARBORICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The Portrait sliall remain at Stravithie as a memento of this 

 occasion, and in considering the best object to which the Testi- 

 monial Fund could be devoted, I may be allowed to say that I 

 .desired to confer a benefit on foresters in general, and young 

 foresters in particular, and I believed that a Forest Library placed 

 ill a public institution like the Industrial ]\[useum, where all could 

 have access to it under proper regulations, would best conduce to 

 that result. It has been a pleasure to me to know that this 

 proposal has received the cordial support of Sir R, Murdoch Smith, 

 K.C.M.G., the Director of the Museum. 



The Croupier, in proposing " The Royal Scottish Arboricultural 

 Society," said it was never in better working order, the member- 

 ship was flourishing, and a healthy vigour existed in all its 

 branches, which the Members should strive to maintain. 



Colonel DoDS proposed "The University of Edinburgh," and 

 expressed the hope that they might be successful at an early date 

 in establishing a Chair of Forestry in the University. 



In replying, Sir Wm. Muir said he hoped they might, at some 

 not distant time, have a Chair of Forestry in the University ; but, 

 as they were aware, they were now in a very constrained position. 

 They had been looking to Parliament for a long time to give them 

 the liberty they desired, but the much-needed legislation, in the 

 shape of the Universities Bill for Scotland, did not come. Members 

 went on talking about other things which they had much better 

 leave alone. Home Rule was a very good thing in its way, and he 

 hoped they would have it in the University to the extent of enabling 

 them to make the changes desired. As to the proposed transfer of 

 the Botanical Garden, the University did not want it. They would 

 much rather that it remained under the management of the Govern- 

 ment, and open to the public at large, and he trusted that the repre- 

 sentations that had been made would prevent its being handed over 

 to the University. 



Mr Kay gave " Kindred Societies," for which Sir Douglas 

 Maclagan responded. Mr Dunn proposed "The Landed Pro- 

 prietors," to whom the Society was much indebted for privileges it 

 received, and the hospitality extended to its members when visiting 

 the woodlands on their estates. Dr Cleghorn, in acknowledging 

 the toast, said the administration of land was quite as difficult as 

 farming now-a-days ; but there was much pleasure to be derived 

 from the management of land, apart from the mere question of 

 revenue. Mr Rocehtson gave " The Nursery and Seed Trade," for 



