Royal Scottish Arboricultural Society Jubilee 



The aeconipauyiiijj j)icturc represents the 

 group of distinguished visitors who were 

 the guests of the Koyal Scottish Arboricul- 

 tural Society on the occasion of the cele- 

 bration of the sixtieth anniversary of the 

 founding of the society. The picture was 

 taken at Bcnmore, where the party were 

 inspecting some forest work. In addition 

 to distinguished foresters from different 

 parts of the British Isles and British Do- 

 minions, there were representatives from 

 France. Denmark, Holland, Sweden and 

 Russia. Mr. R. H. Campbell. Dominion 



Director of Forestry, who represented Can- 

 ada, was tlie only visitor from North Am- 

 criiii. Mr. Campbell may be recognized 

 as the sixth from the left in the secoud 

 row. 



In its sixty years of work, this, the old- 

 est forestry propagandist organization in 

 the British Isles, has learned many things 

 which are of use to Canadians in their 

 work. It is curious to note that with the 

 exception of the question of ownership 

 (nearly all the forests of Scotland being 

 privately owned) the jirobiems presented 



Excursiou Party of R. S. A. S. at Beiimore, Scotlaud. 



are much the same as in Canada. There is 

 the same apathy of the general public, the 

 same difficulty in getting large bodies to 

 hove, and there is the education difficulty. 

 The Royal Scottish Arboricultural Society 

 meets the situation in inuch the same way 

 as the Canadian Forestry Association. It 

 carries on its work by meetings and by 

 literature. It holds its annual meeting in 

 the winter and in summer it holds a sum- 

 mer meeting in the nature of an excursion. 

 Some years ago a departure was made in 

 extending these excursions, not only to 

 England and Ireland, but also to continen- 

 tal Europe. This has bene a most im- 

 ]>ortant and successful jjlan. ^lembers 

 who go to- France, or Germany, or Sweden, 

 come back with an increased store of 

 knowledge and enthusiasm. These excur- 

 sions abroad are taken on alternate sum- 



mers, the intervening year the excursion 

 being held in Scotland. So benellcial has 

 this plan of alternate home and foreign 

 excursions proved that the society has 

 taken on new life from the time of its in- 

 troiluction. One of the special aims of this 

 year 's excursion was to have foresters 

 from abroad see the forests of Scotlanil 

 and suggest methods by which the situa- 

 tion might be improved. 



This year tlie leading mendjers of the 

 society and the special guests began their 

 toui: on June 27, and, after visiting estates 

 on the west and east coasts, met the main 

 body of the society at Oban. Three days 

 more were si)ent in visiting forests in the 

 neighbourhood in which about two hundred 

 participated, and the excursions were con- 

 cluded at Benmore, where the above photo- 

 graph was taken. 



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