SUBJECTS OFFERED FOR COMPETITION DURING 

 1874-75. 



I. For the best and approved Essay ou the Pruning of Timber- 

 trees, considered physiologically, and in relation to the production 

 of the greatest value. (Prize of Five Guineas offered by George 

 Reid, Xursery and Seedsman, Aberdeen.) 



II. For a full and complete account, from published descrip- 

 tions (with authorities distinctly quoted), personal observation and 

 experiment, of the history and present state of the cultivation 

 in Great Britain and Ireland of Cedrus Deodara (C. Iribani, and 

 C. atlautica, all now classed as one species). (Special Medal, value 

 Three Guineas, offered by Dr Cleghorn.) 



III. For the best and approved Report on the most extensive, 

 complete, and judiciously arranged Arboretum. (A Medal.) 



The Arboretums reported on in 1872 are excluded. 



IV. For the best and approved Essay on the present state and 

 future prospects of Arboriculture in the county in which the com- 

 petitor resides. (A Medal.) 



Yorkshire, Hampshire, and Aberdeenshire are excluded, having 

 been reported on. 



V. For the best and approved Report on the Old and Remark- 

 able Trees on the estate on which the competitor resides ; correct 

 measurements of the circumference of the trunks, at 1 foot and 5 feet 

 from the ground, must be given ; also height of tree, spread of 

 branches, &c. Photographs are desirable. (A Medal.) 



VI. On the Economic Value of the Effects of the Gale of 

 October 21, 1874, upon Trees of Position, and "Woods in Scotland, 

 with Statistics of the details of these Losses. (A Medal.) 



VII. For the best and approved collection of Cones exhibited 

 from and grown in the county in which the competitor resides. 

 {A Medal.) 



Each cone (or series of cones of one species) must be accompanied 

 by a label giving the name of the species, the estate and county 

 where produced, and the year grown. The Prize collection to 

 become the property of the Society. 



Wigtownshire is excluded, having been reported in 1873. 



