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during the past nine years have, amongst other influences—such as 
the Arboricultural Society’s tour in Germany, had an effect on the 
opinions held by persons in this country who are interested in 
forest management, and that they have done much to remove the 
prejudice with which, until the last few years, innovations were 
generally regarded, 
Location oF THE MopeL Forests. 
At the present time, Edinburgh is the only place in Scotland 
where lectures on forestry are given; and there does not appear 
to be any immediate necessity for the establishment of lecture- 
ships at other centres. Itis the best policy to concentrate our efforts 
in one place, and to leave nothing undone to improve the facilities 
for teaching here, rather than to dissipate our strength in attempts to 
sustain the machinery of instruction in several places. Dr Schlich 
entirely supports this view, for he says in his article on Forestry 
Education; “In my opinion, you would do better if you, at the 
start, were to concentrate operations, so as to make one definite 
scheme a reality, and that scheme should be to perfect the 
education of your future wood-managers, or under whatever title 
they appear upon the scene. In other words, I should advocate 
one centre of instruction, consisting of (1) theoretical instruction 
in connection with a university or agricultural college, where 
instruction in the auxiliary sciences is already provided ; (2) wood- 
lands where practical instruction can be imparted, because in 
forestry theory and practice must go hand in hand. As regards 
the first point,—theoretical instruction,—a beginning has been 
made in this very city [Edinburgh] . . . The arrangement needs 
only further development, and to be put on a proper footing, so 
as to bring the subject of forestry, as regards its importance, on a 
par with other branches of learning.” 
Part of the recognised training for a young forester consists in 
the spending of a year or more in a commercial nursery, and 
Edinburgh offers unusual facilities in this respect, nor can any 
other town in Scotland offer educational conditions of the nature 
of those provided at the Royal Botanic Garden. 
Tn view of the fact that students, while attending the forestry 
classes in Edinburgh, are either following other courses of study at 
the same time, or are employed in the city, it is essential that a 
Model Forest for their practical instruction should be provided 
