Former Presidents. 



foll(j\viiig liave held the office of President in past years, viz. 



1882 



James liuowN, Wood (Joniinissioner to the 



Earl of SealiehJ. 

 The Right Hon. Thk Eaki, of Ducik. 1883- 



The Right Hon. The Eaiil of Stair. 

 Sir John Hall, liart. of Dunglass. 1886- 



His Grace The Duke of Atholi,. 

 John I. Chai-meks of Aldhar. ' li 



The Right Hon. The Eahl of Aiulie. 

 The Right Hon. T. F. Kennedy. 1890-93. 



Robert Hutch is(jn of Carlowrie, F.R.S.E. 

 HughCleghorn, M D., LL.D., F.ll.S.E., 1894-97. 



of Stravithie. 

 Professor John Hutton Balfour, 1898. 



University of Edinburgh. 1899-02. 



The Right Hon. W. P. Adam of Blair- 1903-06. 



adain, M.P. 190709. 



The Most Tlon. The MAityuis of 



Lothian, K.T. i 1910-12. 



I'rofessorAi.E.XANDEi: Dickson, I 



of Edinhurgli. 

 HughCleghorn, M.D., LL.D., ; 



of Stravithie. 

 The Right Hon. Sir Hkkhert 



Maxwell, Bart, of Monreith. 

 The Most Hon. The Mai: 



Linlithgow. 

 Professor Bayi.ev Balfoik, Ud 



of Edinburgii. 

 The Right Hon. R. c. Munuo Fei 



M.P. 

 Colonel F. Bailey, R.E. 

 The Riglit Hon. The Earl (jf .Man 



W. StEUART FOTHItlNGHAM ot Mu 



Sir Kenneth J. Mackenzie, \ 



Gairloch. 

 Sir John Stirling-Maxweil, i 



Pollok. 



Membership. 



^ I ( HE Roll contains the names of over 1400 Members, comprising 



1 Landowners, Factors, Foresters, Nurserymen, Gardeners, 



Land Stewards, Wood Merchants, and others interested in 



Forestry, many of whom reside in England, Ireland, the British 



Colonies, and India. 



Members are elected by the Council. The Terms of Subscription 

 will be found on the back of the Form of Proposal for Membership 

 which accompanies this Memorandum. 



The Principal Objects of the Society, 



and the nature of its work, vvill be gathered from the following 

 paragraphs : — 



Meetings. 

 The Society holds periodical Meetings for the transaction of 

 business, the reading and discussion of Papers, the exhibition of 

 new Inventions, specimens of Forest Products and other articles 

 of special interest to the Members, and for the advancement 

 of Forestry in all its branches. Meetings of the Council are 

 held every alternate month, and at other times when business 

 requires attention ; and Committees of the Council meet frequently 

 to arrange and carry out the work of the Society. 



Prizes and Medals. 



With the view of encouraging young Foresters to study, and to 

 train themselves in habits of careful and accurate observation, the 

 Society offers Annual Prizes and Medals for essays on practical 

 subjects, and for inventions connected with appliances used in 

 Forestry. Such awards have been granted continuously since 

 1^55 '^ip to the present time, and have yielded satisfactory 

 results. Medals and Prizes are also awarded in connection with 

 the Exhibitions and Competitions for Plantations and Estate 

 Nurseries aftermentioned. 



