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History of Forestry. 



Advanced Modern Forest Economy. 



Sylviculture in iiccordance with tlie Advanced Modern Forest 



Economy. 

 Forestry of different Countries on the Continent of Europe. 

 Forestry and Arboriculture of Britain. 

 Improved Forestry in India. 

 Treatment of Forests in British Colonies. 

 Destruction, Conservation, and Extension of Forests in the 



United States of America. 



There exists in this country an opinion that a School of Forestry 

 should be located in a forest, or the immediate vicinity of one, that 

 the students may have constant opportunity of witnessing and of 

 taking part in forest M'ork. A like opinion prevailed on the con- 

 tinent when Schools of Forestry were first organized, but it is 

 otherwise now. In an article entitled " Opinions of Continental 

 Foresters on the Location of a School of Forestry," which appeared 

 in the Journal of Forcstrij, in the consecutive numbers for March 

 and April 1878, I have shown that the prevalent opinion now is in 

 favour of having such schools connected Avith universities or other 

 like institutions. 



In some of the Schools of Forestry on the Continent, the students 

 remove with their teachers to some forest at a distance in spring, 

 and spend the summer in practical work. I do not anticipate any 

 difficulty would be experienced in finding foresters of established 

 reputation to supply practical instruction in the forests under their 

 charge to students who are able to avail themselves of such an 

 advantage ; nor is it impossible that satisfactory arrangements might 

 be made for such practical training being obtained in some of the 

 Crown forests in England. 



By Mr. Mackenzie, superintendent of Epping Forest, under the 

 Corporation of the Cit}' of London, there was submitted to the 

 Epping Forest Committee of the Court of Connuon Council in 

 1881, a memorial, in which he unfolded a scheme for the establish- 

 ment of a School of Forestry in connection with that forest. There 

 appears little probability <d effect being given to his suggestion. 

 But there is one point in regard to which he makes some important 

 statements, of which advantage might be taken in endeavours to 

 secure practical training for students who have no access to forests 

 in Scotland in which to gain a Icnowledge of the practical work in 

 which they desire to engage. 



Writing to the Epping Forest Committee of the London Court of 

 Common Council, he says : " You possess about 6000 acres of land all 



