NURSERY AND PLANTATION COMPETITION. 85 



14. Nursery and Plantation Competition. 



During the past year the Royal Scottish Arboricultural Society 

 has added an important department to its sphere of activity by 

 the inauguration of the above Competition, which was held 

 for the first time in connection with the Society's Forestry 

 Exhibition in the Highland and Agricultural Society's Show at 

 Cupar. 



This is an entirely new departure for the Society, and it was 

 the first experiment of its kind to be tried in Scotland. The 

 experiment was a distinct success, and the result will no doubt 

 be that this Competition will become a permanent and important 

 institution of the Society. 



A circular was sent out by the Society inviting entries, as 

 follows : — 



Nurseries. 



Class I. For the best managed Estate Nursery not exceeding 

 2 acres in extent — Prize, A Silver Medal. 



Class II. For the best managed Estate Nursery exceeding 

 2 acres in extent — Prize, A Silver Medal. 



Plantations. 



Class I. For the best young Plantation mainly of conifers not 

 exceeding 25 years of age, and not less than 2 acres 

 in extent. Confined to estates having less than 

 300 acres of woods — Prize, A Silver Medal. 



Class II. For the best young Plantation mainly of conifers not 

 exceeding 25 years of age, and not less than 5 acres 

 in extent. Confined to estates having more than 

 300 acres of woods — Prize, A Silver Medal. 



Class III. For the best young Plantation mainly of hardwoods 

 not exceeding 35 years of age, and not less than 

 2 acres in extent — Prize, A Silver Medal. 



In response to this circular, eighteen different estates entered 

 altogether twenty-six subjects for competition. These were 

 made up of eighteen plantations and eight nurseries. 



