Royal Dcottish Arboricultural Society. 
Instituted 16th February 1854. 
PATRON. 
HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY THE QUEEN. 
THE ANNUAL MEETING. 
The Forty-fourth Annual General Meeting of the Royal Scottish 
Arboricultural Society was held in the Hall, 14 Sourn Sr 
ANDREW STREET, EDINBURGH, on Wednesday, 27th January 1897, 
at 2.30 p.m. R.C. Munro Ferauson, M.P., of Raith and Novar, 
President of the Society, occupied the Chair. 
MINUTES. 
The Minutes of the General Meeting of the Society, held on 
Monday, 3rd August 1896, which had been printed and circulated 
amongst the Members, were held as read, and approved of. 
ELECTION OF New MEMBERS. 
The election of the following thirty-six Candidates for 
Membership, whose names had previously been submitted to the 
Council, was duly confirmed, viz.:— 
ANDERSON, John, Merchant, Forthbank, East Wemyss, Fife. 
Barciay, Robert Leatham, Banker, 54 Lombard Street, London, E.C. 
Bree, James, The Gardens, Lanrick Castle, Doune, Perthshire. 
Bowtezs, William, The Gardens, Adare Manor, Adare, Co, Limerick, 
5 Brypon, John, Seed Merchant and Nurseryman, Darlington, Co. Durham. 
CAMPBELL, James Arthur, Tea Planter, Seacliff, Ardrishaig, Argyleshire. 
Fert, John Smith, M.A., M.B., B.Sc., Lecturer on Petrology, University 
of Edinburgh. 
Forbes, James, The Gardens, Overtown, Dumbarton. 
Hanon, Thomas, Solicitor, Dalkeith, Midlothian. 
10 Harrower, William, Forester, Garth, Aberfeldy, Perthshire. 
Huceir, James George, Overseer, Clova Lumsden, Aberdeenshire. 
LAvRIston, John, Assistant Forester, Clumber Park, Notts. 
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