vol. xxiv. of the Transactions. The thanks of the Society 

 are particularly due to the President, for the trouble he took 

 in connection with the preparation of the Guide and the Report, 

 and to him and the other proprietors for granting permission 

 to visit their estates, and for their generous hospitality to the 

 Members while there. At the Meeting at Dumfries, it was 

 decided to visit the Border district this summer. 



Cofisuliing Foresters. 



Following upon the discussion at last Annual Meeting, the 

 Council formally authorised the Secretary to keep a list of 

 Consulting Foresters, whose services should be available to 

 proprietors and others. 



Large Larch Sazvfly. 



As desired by the Board of Agriculture, the Council issued 

 to Members the Board's Memorandum on the subject of this 

 pest, which was discovered in Cumberland about five . years 

 ago, and was believed to be spreading in the North of England 

 and South of Scotland, as well as elsewhere. The Memorandum 

 gave explanations as to how the pest might be identified, and 

 requested those who might find it in their neighbourhood to 

 send immediate information to the Board. It was hoped that 

 in this way measures might be devised to mitigate or stamp 

 out this pest. 



Distinguished Visitors. 



On 2oth September last Professor Heinrich Mayr of Munich, 

 who was understood to be in delicate health, unexpectedly 

 called upon the Secretary accompanied by Mr Dawson, of 

 Aberdeen. Dr Borthwick and Mr Dawson drew out a 

 programme for Professor Mayr, and accompanied him to 

 Murthly, Scone, Durris, Brodie Castle, Bins-ness and Novar. 

 Professor Mayr expressed great admiration for Scotland as a 

 field for afforestation, and it was understood that he would write 

 an article upon his tour for the Transactions. The Council 

 regrets, however, to intimate that news has been received of the 

 death of Dr Mayr, which took place on 25th January last. 

 Intimation of this event was kindly telegraphed to the Secretary 

 by Mr W. F. Soltau, the British Consul, who was authorised 

 to send a wreath to the funeral in name of the Society. 

 A card has since been received from Professor Mayr's family, 

 acknowledging the wreath and the Council's expressions of 

 sympathy. 



On 3rd October, Dr H. Shirasawa, Chief of the Imperial Forest 

 Experimental Station, Meguro, near Tokio, Japan, who was 

 introduced by Professor Balfour, visited this country, and the 



