Nursery atid Plantation Competitions. 



The third of these competitions, which it is hoped will now be 

 held annually, took place within the Show district, being the 

 counties of Berwick, Peebles, Roxburgh and Selkirk. Five 

 nurseries were entered — two in class i, for nurseries not exceeding 

 2 acres in extent, and three in class 2, for nurseries exceeding 

 2 acres. Eight entries were received in the Plantation 

 competition — seven being in class 4 — mainly conifers not ex- 

 ceeding 10 years of age, and not less than 5 acres in extent, 

 confined to estates having more than 300 acres under woods, 

 and one in class 5, in which the age is from 10 to 20 years. No 

 hardwoods were entered. The judges were again Dr Borthwick 

 and Mr G. U. Macdonald. 



Essays. 



In the Essay competition, five essays and three notes were 

 received and submitted to the Judges. Of the essays two 

 obtained No. 2 Silver Medals, one a No. 3 Silver Medal, and two 

 were not considered worthy of any award. A No. 2 Silver 

 Medal was awarded to the writer of the three notes. Unfortun- 

 ately no essays were received in competition for the special 

 prizes, amounting to :£,\^, 15s., offered by the President in 

 connection with the Diamond Jubilee. A list of the suggested 

 subjects was printed in the January Transactions, but members 

 are reminded that they are entitled to write on any subject they 

 choose connected with forestry. 



General Meeting. 



The General Meeting was held in the Showyard at Hawick, 

 on Thursday, i6th July, when the Judges' awards in these various 

 competitions were submitted and approved, and other business 

 transacted. The proceedings, containing the Prize lists, are 

 appended to the Transactions which were issued in the course of 

 last month. 



Frizes and Certificates. 



As will be seen from the Accounts the prizes awarded in the 

 various competitions consisted of ;^56, los. in cash; ;^24, 17s. 6d. 

 in medals ; and ^,^5, os. 6d. in books. To account of the cash 

 prizes the Highland and Agricultural Society paid ^20, and the 

 directors of that Society have again been good enough to 

 intimate that they will offer a like sum towards the prize list this 

 year. 



Amongst the medals awarded was one Gold Medal to Mr 

 Balfour, Dawyck, for his nursery. 



Last year a certificate was given along with each medal or 

 prize awarded, but the Council has now decided that one certificate 



