Former Presidents. 



The following have held the office of President in past years, viz. : — 



4-56. James Bkown, Wood Oommissioner to the j 1882. ProfessorALEXANDKii Dickson, University 

 Earl of SeafieUl. ! of Edinburgh. 



The Right Hon. The Earl of Ducik. j 1883-85. HughGleghurn, M.D., LL.D., F.K.S.E., 

 The Right Hon. The Earl of Staii!. j of Stravithie. 



Sir John Hall, Bart, of Dunglass. i 1886-87. The Right Hon. Sir Herbert Eustace 



His Grace The Duke of Atholl. Maxwell, Bart, of Monreith. 



John I. Chalmers of Aldbar. 1888-89. The Most Hon. The Marquis of 



The Right Hon. The Earl of Airlie- j Linlithgow. 



The Right Hon. T. F. Kennedy. i 1890-93. Professor Bayley Balfour, University 



Robert Hutchison of Carlowrie, F.R.S.E. ' of Edinburgh. 



HughCleghorn,M.D., LL.D., F.R.S.E., ; 1894-97. The Right Hon. Sir Ronald C. Munro 



of Stravithie. 1 Ferguson, K.C.M.G. 



Professor John Hutton Balfour, 1898. Colonel F. Bailey, R.E. 



1899-02. The Right Hon. The Eakl of Mansfikld. 



1903-06. W. Steuart Fothringham of Murthly. 



190709. Sir Kenneth J. Mackenzie, Hart, of 



Gairloch. 



1910-12. Sir John Stirling-Maxwell, P>art. of 

 Pollok. 



University of Edinburgh. 

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



adam. 

 The Most Hon. The Marquis of 



Lothian, K.T. 



Alembership. 



J) I (HE Roll contains the names of about 1430 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, 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 

 ^^55 up to. the present time, and have j^jelded satisfactory 

 results. Medals and Prizes are also awarded in connection with 

 the Exhibitions and Competitions for Plantations and Estate 

 Nurseries aftermentioned. 



