74 TRANSACTIONS OF ROYAL SCOTTISH ARBORICULTURAL SOCIETY, 



IX. A Short Account of the State a?id other Forests of France 

 visited by the Royal Scottish Arboricultural Society, July-^^ 

 August igo4, and of the Forets de St Amand, et de Raismes 

 ( Valenciennes). Prepared from official sources by Colonel 

 Bailey, R.E., Lecturer on Forestry in the University of 

 Edinburgh, and Professor Fisher, Royal Indian Engineering 

 College, Coopers Hill. 



PART I. 



State Forest of Champenoux. 



By M. Larzilliere, Conservateur des Eaux et Forets, Nancy. 



Situation. 



The State Forest of Champenoux is situated in the plain 

 which extends to the west of Nancy, between the rivers Meurthe 

 and Seille. 



Area. 

 The total area is 3509 acres. 



Situation. 



The forest consists of two blocks, separated by a depression of 

 the ground, at the bottom of the Amezule stream. The one to 

 the north contains 2377, the other to the south an area of 11 32 

 acres. The railway from Nancy to Chateau Salins crosses the 

 first block. From north to south the forest extends through 

 more than 6-|- miles. The boundary is irregular, and woods 

 belonging to communes and to different private owners are 

 found on its outskirts. In the interior of the principal block 

 is found the Pond of Brin, and wooded enclosures belonging to 

 private owners. 



Configuration. 



The Forest of Champenoux is a forest of the plains. The 

 ground is moderately undulating, and the altitude varies from 

 720 to 900 feet above the level of the sea. The ground 



