^ogal Scottish ^rbortcultural Society. 



Instituted 16tli February 1854. 



PATRON 



HIS MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY THE KING. 



PROCEEDINGS IN 1911— Continued. 



THE GENERAL MEETING. 



A General Meeting of the Society was held in the Showyard, 

 Inverness, on Thursday, 27th July 191 1, at 2.30 p.m. Sir 

 John Stirling- Maxwell, Bart., President of the Society, 

 occupied the Chair, and there was a large attendance of 

 members. 



Apologies. 



Apologies for absence were intimated from the Right Hon. 

 R. C. Munro Ferguson, Hon. Secretary ; Colonel Bailey, Hon. 

 Editor ; Sir Kenneth Mackenzie and Messrs Methven, Annand, 

 Leven, Davidson, Buchanan, Scott and Gammell, Members of 

 Council; and from Lochiel, Sir Hugh Shaw-Stewart, Sir Francis 

 Webster, Dr Nisbet and Messrs John D. Sutherland, Charles W. 

 Ralston and W. S. Curr. 



Minutes. 



The Minutes of the Annual Meeting held in February last, 

 which had been recently circulated along with the Tra?isactions, 

 were held as read. 



Chairman's Remarks. 



The Chairman said he had to report as to progress made 

 in the steps towards silviculture in Scotland, which the 



