Gordon, Glasgow. Twenty-three money prizes and eleven 

 medals were awarded. The prize list is included in the 

 " Proceedings " of the General Meeting appended to the 

 January part of the Transaclions. The Schedules for the 

 next Exhibition, which is to be held at Hawick, have been 

 issued. 



For the first time a Certificate, signed by the President and 

 the Secretary, was issued to all prize winners along with the 

 money prizes and medals. 



Nursery and Plantation Competitions. 



The second of these competitions was held within the 

 Highland and Agricultural Society's Show District last year, 

 which included the counties of Argyll, Ayr, Bute, Lanark and 

 Renfrew. The number of entries was smaller than in 191 2, and 

 consisted of three nurseries and nine plantations making twelve 

 in all. On this occasion the plantations were divided into seven 

 classes — three being for conifers not exceeding 10, 20 and 40 

 years of age respectively, and not less than 2 acres in extent, 

 confined to estates having less than 300 acres of woods ; and 

 three for conifers in similar age-classes, not less than 5 acres 

 in extent confined to estates having more than 300 acres of 

 woods ; and the last being for plantations mainly of hardwoods 

 not exceeding 35 years of age, and not less than 2 acres in 

 extent. The prize offered in each class was a Silver Medal. 

 A detailed list of the awards will be found in the " Proceedings " 

 appended to the January part of the Transactions, and from this 

 it will be seen that eight medals were awarded. A full report 

 by Dr Borthwick and Mr G. U. Macdonald, who again 

 acted as Judges, is printed on page no of the Transactions. 

 Particulars for this year's Plantation competition have been 

 issued to all members, and entry forms can now be obtained 

 from the Secretary. This year's district embraces the counties 

 of Berwick, Peebles, Roxburgh and Selkirk. 



General Meeting. 



The General Meeting was held in the Showyard at Paisley, 

 on 9th July 1913, when the reports of the Judges on the 

 Essays, Exhibits at the Exhibition, and the Nursery and 

 Plantation Competitions, were submitted. A report of the 

 proceedings will be found appended to the January part of 

 the Transactions. 



Annual Plxcursion. 



The Excursion last year was held in Switzerland, being the 

 fifth occasion on which the Society has made a tour 

 abroad. As usual the preliminary arrangements were made 



