2logal Scottish #rboricultural Society, 



Instituted 16th February 1854. 



PATRON : 



HIS MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY THE KING 



PROCEEDINGS IN 1919.- Continued. 



THE GENERAL MEETING. 



The General Meeting of the Society was held in the Meeting 

 Room in the Highland and Agricultural Society's Show Yard, 

 Edinburgh, on Thursday, ioth July 1919, at 2.30 p.m. His 

 Grace, the Duke of Buccleuch, K.T., President, was in the 

 Chair, and there was a very large attendance of members. 



Apologies. 



Apologies for absence were intimated from Sir Andrew 

 Agnew, Mr C. W. Forbes of Callander, Mr Thorburn of 

 Glenormiston, Col. Hume of Auchendolly, The Earl of 

 Lindesay, Col. Forbes of Rothiemay, Mr Hagart Speirs of 

 Elderslie, Mr George Fraser, Dalzell, Mr A. Alexander, Kew, 

 Mr George Mowat, Hamilton, Mr J. F. Annand, Chopwellwood, 

 and others. 



Minutes. 



The Minutes of the Annual Meeting, held on 8th February 

 last, were held as read and approved. 



Report of the Judges .on Essays. 



The recommendations of the Judges were submitted and 

 agreed to, as follows : — 



A Gold Medal to Mr John Cape, 86 Spottiswoode Street, 

 Edinburgh, for his paper on " Measurement of Timber." 



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