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APPENDIX D. 



Royal Scottish Aboricultural Society (Aberdeen Branch). 

 REPORT 1909. 



The Committee beg to submit the Fourth Annual Report of 

 the Branch. 



The affairs of the Branch have been conducted on similar lines 

 to those of the preceding year. During the year, four meetings 

 of the Branch have been held, on 12th December 1908, 22nd 

 May, 4th September, and i6th October, 1909. Papers were 

 read — by Mr Gammell at the Annual General Meeting in 

 December last, on "An estimate of the possible cubic pro- 

 duction of average woodland from portions of Deeside and 

 Kincardineshire " ; by Mr Crozier on, " The Forestry Problem 

 in Britain," on 22nd May 1909; and by Professor Trail on 

 "The Origin and Growth of the Woody Stem," on i6th 

 October 1909 ; and an Excursion was made to Fasque on 4th 

 September 1909. The Branch approached the Governors of the 

 Aberdeen and North of Scotland Agricultural College on the 

 subject of popular lectures in the city during the winter months, 

 with the result that a short course of lectures by Mr Dawson 

 has been arranged for Wednesday evenings, during the months 

 of November and December. A motion by Mr France in 

 support of the proposal to form a demonstration area for the 

 North and East of Scotland was passed at the meeting held on 

 22nd May 1909, and transmitted to the Governors of the Agri- 

 cultural College. It has now been arranged that lectures, held 

 under the auspices of the Branch, which are of general interest 

 and likely to attract people outside the Society, will be advertised 

 at the expense of the Branch. On the recommendation of the 

 Committee a circular has been issued to those Members of the 

 Society, who are not members of the Branch, inviting them to 

 join as soon as possible. 



The Committee have again to record their thanks to Professor 

 Trail, and the University Authorities, for being allowed to use 

 the Botanical class-room for the meetings of the Branch. 



