Agricultural Society, and ^^ of the ^9 offered by the Societ}', 

 were awarded. In addition to the money prizes, the following 

 Medals were awarded, namely : — four No. i Silver Medals and 

 seven No. 2 Silver Medals. The Exhibition is to be held in 

 Stirling this year, and the revised Schedules detailing, as last year. 

 Open and Local Sections in the Timber Exhibitions, are now in 

 the hands of Members. The Local Section is again confined to 

 timber grown within the area of the Show. The prizes for the 

 timber exhibits are ^£20, offered by the Highland Society in the 

 Open Section ; and ^g, offered by this Society in the Local 

 Section. Medals are also offered for other exhibits. 



Genera/ Meeting. 



The General Meeting was held, by courtesy of the E.xecutive 

 Committee of the Scottish National Exhibition, within the 

 Concert Hall of the Exhibition, Saughton Park, Edinburgh, on 

 Wednesday, 5th August. A full report of the proceedings was, 

 as usual, printed and bound up with the last part of the 

 Transactions. Sir Herbert .Maxwell delivered an interesting 

 address on "The Forest Resources of the United Kingdom," 

 which was illustrated by lantern views. An interesting dis- 

 cussion, which was taken part in by a considerable number of 

 Members, followed the lecture. A full report of the lecture will 

 be found in the Transactions. 



Annual Excursion. 



The Annual Excursion was last year held in the district surround- 

 ing Edinburgh, on the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th August — the Carlton 

 Hotel, North Bridge, being the headquarters for the time. The 

 estates visited were Dalkeith, Newbattle, Dalhousie, Arniston, 

 The Inch, Melville, Hawthornden, Roslin, and Penicuik, in 

 Midlothian ; and Raith, Donibristle, and Fordell, in Fifeshire. 

 The Edinburgh Parks, Messrs Dicksons & Co.'s Nurseries at 

 Craigmillar, and the Scottish National Exhibition, were 

 also visited. A report of the Excursion will be found in the 

 Transactiojis. On the return of the party, the thanks of the 

 Society were, as usual, formally conveyed to the proprietors for 

 the privilege of visiting their estates, and for their hospitality to 

 the Members. 



It has been decided by the Council that in the course of the 

 summer an Excursion shall be made to Bavaria, and the 

 necessary arrangements are being proceeded with. Members 

 who wish to get further particulars regarding this Excursion are 

 requested to send their names and addresses to the Secretary, 

 on the postcard which was issued with the billet calling this 

 Meeting. With regard to this Excursion, the Council has passed 

 the following resolution, namely: — "The programme of the 



