A SESSION AT THE EBERSWALDE FOREST ACADEMY. 201 
26. A Session at the Eberswalde Forest Academy. 
By A. F. WiLson, C.D.A.(Edin.). 
Noting the attention which has recently been given to 
scientific forestry, I resolved, after finishing my agricultural 
classes at Edinburgh University, to pay a visit to Eberswalde, 
where I remained from the rst April until nearly the end of 
August. My principal aim was to engage in practical forest 
work ; but I also attended certain of the Academy classes under 
advice from Dr Schwappach, who suggested them to me in 
view of the extent of my previous studies. I had previously 
attended the Edinburgh University course in forestry, along with 
my agricultural classes, and I found it of great benefit in pursuing 
my further studies. 
Eberswalde lies in the sand-plain of North-eastern Germany, 
and is within an hour’s journey from Berlin. The district for 
miles around is naturally more or less flat, and the soil, as a 
rule, is poor, consisting principally of sand. The district under 
forest control comprises nearly 50,000 acres. 
In giving this short sketch of my visit, I will deal mainly 
with the Scots pine, as it forms 75 per cent. of the woods 
round Eberswalde. The other 25 per cent. is chiefly composed 
of beech and oak, some of the young plantations being 
stocked with the red oak (Quercus rubra). Young plantations 
of Douglas fir are being extensively introduced, and the older 
plantations, the maximum age of which is 20 years, are thriving 
splendidly. Self-sown birch occur in considerable quantity, 
while alder are grown in the swamps. 
When I arrived in the beginning of April, I found that the 
work in the forest and nursery was in full swing, so I had 
the opportunity of seeing the different kinds of work in progress, 
THE Forest NURSERY. 
The nursery, which has been in existence for seventy years, 
is situated about a mile from the Academy, and is quite access- 
ible to the students at all times. It is under the management 
of Professor Schwappach, who gave practical demonstrations 
to the students from time to time during the spring on the 
method of cultivating and manuring the nursery soil, and also 
on the sowing of seed and transplanting of plants. 
VOL, XX. PART Il, fe) 
