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course there in 1878), where he fulfilled the highest office as 
Rector magnificus in 1889, only ‘relinquished his professorial 
duties five or six years ago, on attaining the very advanced age 
of close on eighty years, and that he is widely known as the 
celebrated author of Waldbau and Forstbenutzung, two of the 
best works ever published on Sylviculture and Utilisation of 
Forest Produce,—the latter having in 1903 reached its ninth 
edition (under the collaboration of Professor H. Mayr, Gayer’s 
successor in the Chair of Forestry at Munich University). On 
the motion of the President, the Meeting unanimously agreed to 
elect Professor Gayer an Honorary Member. 
“THE FORESTER.” 
A further letter was read from Dr Nisbet, intimating that his 
new work, 7/e Forester, would be published in September, and 
that on the fly-leaf would be the following inscription :— 
To the 
RoyaL ScoTTiIsH ARBORICULTURAL SOCIETY, 
in commemoration of 
THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF ITS FOUNDATION 
(1854-1904). 
Dr Nisbet added that a presentation copy of the new Forester, 
for the Society’s library, would be sent after publication in 
September. The Secretary was instructed to convey the thanks 
of the Society to Dr Nisbet for his two letters. 
FoRESTRY EXHIBITION IN THE HIGHLAND SOcIETY’s SHOW. 
The SECRETARY submitted the Judges’ Report, as follows:— 
Report by the Judges on the Forestry Exhibition, held within 
the Highland and Agricultural Society Show Ground at 
Scotstoun, Glasgow, from 4th to 7th July rgo5. 
We beg to submit our Awards as follows :— 
Competition No. I. 
For Boards of Scots Pine, Larch, and Norway Spruce. 
rst Prize, . . The Marquis of Breadalbane. 
and Prize, . . W. Steuart Fothringham of Murthly. 
3rd Prize, . . Viscount Powerscourt. 
