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(1857); planting within the influence of the sea, by John 

 Grigor (1849) ; on peat moss, by Peter Mackenzie (1853) ; 

 and on waste land at Balmoral, by John B. Webster (1861). 

 Volume X. of this series also contains a paper on early 

 planting in Scotland, by the late Cosmo Innes, at whose 

 suggestion the Society collected and published, in a separate 

 volume, an account of the old and remarkable trees in 

 Scotland. 



It is not considered necessary to refer to the numerous 

 papers on planting given in the present series of the Tran- 

 sactions, as, the publication being issued free to members of 

 the Society, it may be supposed to be in the hands of all 

 interested in the subject. 



The premiums for extensive planting continued for 

 some years to be offered in specified districts, but have 

 long been extended to proprietors in any part of Scotland. 

 Besides these premiums, the Society has had on its list a 

 variety of prizes, on almost every subject connected with 

 arboriculture. From 1837 to 1840, the number was nine 

 each year; in 1841, the number was twelve. Since that 

 period, the Society has continued to direct increasing atten- 

 tion to this important branch of its operations, and the list 

 for 1879 contains no fewer than 16 different subjects con- 

 nected with the woodlands of the country. 



