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Eidgeway; opportunity will also be afforded for 

 botanizing on the dylves. By the invitation of 

 Mr. Richard Marsh, trainer to H. M. the king, 

 tea will be provided at Egerton House, New- 

 niarliet. 



Ely. — A visit to the cathedral, a building of 

 exceptional areliitectural interest, under the guid- 

 ance of the dean, forms the most important fea- 

 ture of this excursion. 



Wicken Fen and Upicare. — Members will travel 

 from Cambridge to Upware in steam launches. 

 This excursion is likely to be of considerable in- 

 terest to geologists, entomologists and botanists. 



Hatfield and St. Albans. — A visit to Hatfield 

 House, by permission of the Marquis of Salisbury, 

 visits to St. Albans Abbey, the site of Verulam, 

 the sites of the battlefields of St. Albans, and the 

 orchid houses of Messrs. Sanders, form the chief 

 attractions. 



Lincoln. — The exceptional architectural and 

 archeological features of Lincoln seemed to the 

 committee sufficient justification for arranging an 

 excursion to this city, in spite of its distance from 

 Cambridge. The mayor of Lincoln invites mem- 

 bers to tea in the Castle grounds. 



Norwich. — The cathedral, the hospital of St. 

 Giles, and St. Andrew's Hall are the most impor- 

 tant buildings to be visited. Hospitality is offered 

 by the mayor of Norwich, and by Mr. and Mrs. 

 James Stuart. 



Sandringham, Lynn and Castle Rising. — This 

 excursion, which is likely to prove one of the 

 most popular, includes visits to the Lynn churches, 

 the castle and church at Castle Rising, also the 

 grounds, kennels, stables and dairy at Sandring- 

 ham. Tea will be provided by invitation of H. M. 

 the king. 



J^'ishech. — The lord lieutenant of Cambridge- 

 shire has kindly invited members of the associa- 

 tion to visit the old-world town of Wisbech, and 

 facilities will also be afforded for inspecting the 

 woad works. 



According to Nature the new hall of the 

 Eoyal Horticultural Society in Vincent 

 Square, Westminster, was opened on July 22. 

 The building, which includes a library, offices, 

 council chambers, and a lecture room, in addi- 

 tion to the large hall in which the society will 

 hold its fortnightly exhibitions, has been built 

 to celebrate the centenary of the society. In 

 the address which Sir Trevor Lawrence read 

 to the King and Queen the work of the Eoyal 

 Horticultural Society was reviewed, and in 



regard to the efforts of the collectors sent out 

 by the society in the nineteenth century, it 

 was said, in the words of Mr. Andrew Murray, 

 that " the results have affected the appearance 

 of all England. Nowhere can a day's ride 

 now be taken where the landscape is not 

 beautified by some of the introductions of the 

 Eoyal Horticultural Society." Perhaps noth- 

 ing indicates more clearly the way in which 

 the society has promoted the science and art 

 of horticulture than the fact that whereas 

 there. were one thousand three hundred fellows 

 in 1887, there are now eight thousand, one 

 hundred and fifty. Baron Sir Henry 

 Schroeder presented the report of the build- 

 ing and appeal committees, in which it was 

 stated that twenty-six thousand pounds had 

 been subscribed towards the cost of the hall, 

 which will amount in the end to forty thou- 

 sand pounds. It is the intention of the so- 

 ciety to provide scientific instruction as well 

 as practical training in connection with the 

 gardens at Wisley. 



We learn from Forestry and Irrigation that 

 a new classification of technical grades in the 

 Bureau of Forestry went into effect July 1. 

 This change was made in order to provide a 

 set of generic titles that would tell more 

 clearly what its men are doing. The titles 

 are more easily distinguished, are more digni- 

 fied, and mean more to the men themselves. 

 The new grades with the yearly salaries they 

 carry are : 



Forester, $3,500. 



Associate Forester, $2,700 to $3,000. — Chief of 

 the ranking division and assistant to the Forester. 



Assistant Forester, $2,100 to $2,600. — Chiefs of 

 divisions and men occupying positions of similar 

 responsibility. 



Forest Inspector, $1,800 to $2,000. — Chiefs of 

 the ranking sections of divisions and men in charge 

 of independent lines of work of similar impor- 

 tance. 



Assistant Forest Inspector, $1,500 to $1,700. — 

 Chiefs of sections of divisions, except of the rank- 

 ing section, and men occupying positions of similar 

 responsibility. 



Forest Assistant, $900 to $1,400. — Men who 

 enter the Bureau through the examination for 

 Forest Assistant and have not yet been given 

 charge of independent lines of work. 



Forest Agent, $700 to $000.— Men without civil- 

 service standing, in charge of subordinate lines of 

 work. 



