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various (juartei'S. Thanks to the untiiii]g energy of tlie small body 

 of gentlemen Mitli ■\vlioni the idea of a Juiiritnl nf Forrdry origi- 

 nated, supported by our talented contributors, and aided in some 

 measure, we hope, by our own hard work, our subscribers' list now 

 includes the names of many of the largest landed proprietors, the 

 foresters in charge of the principal estates in every part of the United 

 Kingdom, with not a few of those in foreign countries to whom 

 forestry is a special attraction. Nevertheless, in order to carry on the 

 Journal with that vigour and spirit wdiich alone can make it a com- 

 plete success, we want more support and a^ much wider circulation. 

 For this, we are convinced, we must rely in great measure on the good 

 olUces of our readers. There are still hundreds of foresters and others 

 interested in arboriculture who have never yet heard of ih-QJouninl of 

 Forest nj, and many of these can only Ije reached through their friends 

 and neighbours. It is for this purpose that we have enclosed a couple of 

 prospectuses in each copy of this number of the Journal, and we 

 sincerely hope that by passing these round amongst their friends, 

 every subscriber will have been able before the issue of our next pub- 

 lication, to add at least one more name to the list. Any one who 

 is willing to help us more extensively can have a further supply of 

 these prospectuses sent by applying to tlie publishers, who will more- 

 over gladly forward a specimen copy, post free, to any names which 

 may be forwarded to them. If in this way each one will help us a 

 little, our readers may rest assured that we shall not slacken our 

 efforts to make the Jouraal of ForcMnj a complete success, and to 

 mahitain it as an organ which forestei-s Avill be proud to recognise. 



