44 APPENDIX. 



8.— SUBJECTS OFFERED FOR COMPETITION DURING 



1876-77. 



Law X. The converted values of the Society's Premiums shall be : Gold 

 Medal, Five Pounds ; No. 1 Silver Medal, Three Pounds, or No. 2 Silver Medal 

 and Two Pounds ; No. 2 Silver Medal, Two Pounds ; Bronze Medal, Ten 

 Shillings. 



I. For a full and complete account, from published descriptions 

 (with authorities distinctly quoted), personal observation and experi- 

 ment, of the history and present state of the cultivation in Great 

 Britain and Ireland of Cedras Deodara (C. Libani, and C. atlantica, 

 all now classed at Kew as one species). (Special Medal, value Three 

 Guineas, offered by Dr Cleghorn.) 



II. For an approved Report on the most extensive, complete, and 

 judiciously arranged Arboretum. (.4 Medal.) 



The author must describe the positions as to soil, exposure, eleva- 

 tion, etc., of the respective species of varieties of trees reported on, 

 and state their ages, treatment, cost, and mode of planting adopted. 



III. For an approved Essay on the present state and future 

 prospects of Arboriculture in the county in which the competitor 

 resides. This is a standing subject. (A Medal.) 



IV. For an approved Report on the Old and Remarkable Trees 

 on the estate on which the competitor resides ; correct measure- 

 ments 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, 

 etc. Photographs are desirable. (A Medal.) 



V. For an approved Report on the Summer operations most bene- 

 ficial to plantations and woodlands. 



The Report to embrace such subjects as pruning, thinning, trans- 

 planting, draining, etc., with special reference to the effects pro- 

 duced by them while the trees are in full growth and leaf, compared 

 with similar operations performed while nature is dormant. (A 

 Medal.) 



VI. For an approved Report on Plantation Enclosures of any New 

 Construction, and their management, cost, and durability for various 

 situations. 



The Reporter will detail the various modes of protecting planta- 

 tions, their comparative costs and expense of maintenance, whether 

 live fences, palings, or walls. (A Medal.) 



