184 TRANSACTIONS OF ROYAL SCOTTISH ARBORICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
ally if the appeal was made in this, the most auspicious year of 
the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria. A more fitting monu- 
ment for Scotland to commemorate her Diamond Jubilee could 
scarcely be conceived, and if the institution was to be established 
in Scotland, there is little doubt but that the Scottish people 
throughout the world would freely respond. 
It should be made known to “the man in the street” that Her 
Majesty is a keen arboriculturalist, and a great lover of the sylvan 
beauties of Scotland and other countries; and it is just possible 
that Her Majesty might be graciously pleased to lend her name 
and influence in order to obtain the funds in the manner 
indicated. 
The writer has given this subject of forestry teaching long and 
careful attention, and he has come to the conclusion that if an 
institution is to be thoroughly successful, agriculture must be 
added to it. Scotland, and especially the north of Scotland, 
would be greatly benefited by such an arrangemen*. A director 
capable of giving instruction in both branches could be assured a 
better salary. 
Whether land be taken by purchase, feuing, or leasing, it should 
be in a situation and of a quality thoroughly adapted for experi- 
mental purposes in all the branches of sylviculture, and generally 
such as would lend itself readily to the practical teaching of 
Aisthetic, Descriptive, Economic, Historic, Legal, and Sanitary 
Forestry. Such facilities would readily attract others than those 
desirous of learning the art for a living. Such an institution, too, 
under proper direction, would be suitable for training students 
for the Indian Forest Service. 
It might not be out of place to state shortly what, in the 
opinion of the writer, might be the constitution of the staff. If 
the funds for the purpose were supplied by Government, the 
institution might be under the Minister of Agriculture, Secretary 
for Scotland, or Board of Education, having a resident lecturer 
or director, who would be assisted by a committee of gentlemen 
having a thorough knowledge of forestry and kindred subjects, 
such as lecturers on forestry, etc., in the various universities in 
the kingdom ; and the Council of the Royal Scottish Arboricul- 
tural Society. The committee should be purely consultative, and 
the resident director should be the convener. The director 
should be thoroughly conversant with the Continental methods, 
and with all branches of sylviculture, forestry, and arboriculture, 
