Former Presidents. 



The following have held the office of President in past ycarc, viz 

 1854-56. James Buown, Wood Commissioner to the 1882 



Earl of Seafield. 



1857. The Right Hon. The Earl of Ducik. 



1858. The Right Hon. The Eakl of Staik. 

 1869. Sir John Hall, Bart, of Dunglass. 



1860. His Grace Thb Duke of Atholl. 



1861. John I. Chalmers of Aldbar. 



1862. The Right Hon. The Eakl of Aiklie. 



1863. The Right Hon. T. F. Kennedy. 

 1864-71. RoBEKT Hutchison of CarlowTie, F.R.S.E. 

 1872-73. Hugh Cleohorn, M D., LL.D., F.H.S.E., 



of Stravithie. 

 1874-75. Professor John Hutton Balfour, 



University of Edinburgh. 

 1876-78. The Right Hon. W. P. Adam of Blair- 



adam. 

 1879-81. The Most Hon. The Makquis of 



Lothian, K.T. 



I 

 1883-85. 



1886-87. 



1888-89. 



1890-93. 



1894-97. 



1898. 

 1899-02. 

 1903-06. 

 190709. 



1910-12. 



Professor Ale.vandek Dickson, Universil 



of Edinburgh. 

 HughCleghorn, M.D., LL.D., F.R.S.E 



of Stravithie. 

 The Right Hon. Sir Hekbei;t Eustac 



Maxwell, Bart, of Monreith. 

 The Most Hon. The Mauquis ( 



LlNLirHGOW. 



Professor Baylev P.alfouk, Universi 



of Edinburgh. 

 Tlie Might Hon. Sir Honald C. Munk 



Fer(;u.son, K.C.M.(J. 

 Colonel F. Bailey, R.E. 

 The Right Hon. The Earl of Mansfieli 

 W. Steuart Fothringham oI Murthly. 

 Sir Kenneth J. Mackenzie, Hart. 



Cairloch. 

 Sir John Siirling-Ma.xwei l, Bart 



Pollok. 



Membership. 



rrjHE Roll contains the names of over 1450 Members, comprising 



JL 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, will 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. 



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 

 1855 lip 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. 



