354 TRANSACTIONS OF ROYAL SCOTTISH ARBORICULTURAL SOCIETY, 
Successful under-planting of crops of light-crowned species. 
Successful protection of nurseries and forest crops from 
injury by animals, birds, insects, fungi, weeds, smoke 
or meteoric phenomena (such as frost, wind, snow, etc.). 
Successful use of mechanical appliances for the moving 
of timber, 
Cheap and successful methods of increasing the durability 
of timber. 
Cheap and successful methods of converting and seasoning 
timber. 
Utilisation of waste wood (slabs, tops and branches, etc.). 
But of course there are many other subjects. 
The communications asked for need not take the form of 
lengthy articles, such, indeed, not being required. The Honorary 
Editor will welcome brief statements of well-authenticated facts, 
with sufficient particulars to render them intelligible and 
instructive; and he trusts that lack of literary experience and 
skill will not deter any one possessed of valuable knowledge of 
the kind indicated from writing to the Transactions in regard 
thereto. BoB: 
DIPLOMA IN FORESTRY AT OXFORD. 
The Secretary of State for India will nominate annually a 
number of probationers (about ten every year) for service in the 
Indian Forest Department. Candidates must be over eighteen 
and under twenty-one years of age on January rst of the year in 
which they are nominated. The nominations will be based upon 
the results of a competitive examination held, usually in the 
month of August of each year, by the Civil Service Commis- 
sioners. Candidates must have passed “ Responsions” or an 
equivalent examination, The subjects of the competitive ex- 
amination are— 
1. Mechanics and Physics peas! according to the 
standard of the Preliminary Ex- 
joe in the Honour School 
of Natural Science at Oxford. 
2. Chemistry 
3. Botany 
Candidates must also pass a qualifying examination in 
German. Detailed conditions of admission may be obtained 
from the Secretary, Judicial and Public Department, India 
Office, Whitehall, London, S.W. 
The probationers for the Indian Forest Service must go 
