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substances ; branches of juniper and myrtle used in the island 
as materials for making baskets; and ropes for certain useful 
purposes requiring strength more than neatness. The collection, 
as a whole, augured well for the future of the forests of the 
colony, which are now managed under a proper system of forest 
conservancy. 
Among European countries, Denmark and Scandinavia dis- 
played the most important collections, contributing a great variety 
of excellent timber, cut and planed to show its fine quality, and 
the many useful purposes for which it is adapted. 
Denmark. 
Tn the Danish Court there were exhibited a numerous assortment 
of turned-wood goods, household utensils, wheelwrights’ materials, 
and other wood articles of a useful nature, all showing excellent 
material, good workmanship, and skilful design. Scientific instru- 
ments, forest tools and implements were also a notable feature of 
the Danish exhibits ; the collection being equal, if not superior, 
to anything of the kind in the Exhibition. Maps, plans, and 
diagrams illustrative of forests and forest economy, as well as a 
choice selection of forest literature, lent an additional interest to 
the Danish court. The kingdom of Denmark does not export 
timber, owing to its forests having become greatly exhausted, but 
it is satisfactory to learn that a more systematic management has 
now been introduced, which is working with good effect in the 
restoration of the forests, and in several parts of the country 
extensive planting operations are being carried on. 
Scandinavia. 
A conspicuous object among the Swedish and Norwegian ex- 
hibits was the splendid collection of dressed boards, which formed 
a colonnade of gigantic fluted pillars along the north side of the 
grand gallery. Planed goods of a varied description, cooperage, 
