PEEFACE. 



IN the Preface to the first volume of this Manual I intimated 

 that the work would comprise the following parts : 



I. THE UTILITY OF FORESTS. 

 II. PRINCIPLES OF SYLVICULTURE. 



III. FORMATION, KEGENERATION, AND TENDING OF WOODS. 



IV. FOREST FINANCE: 



V. FOREST WORKING PLANS. 

 VI. FOREST PROTECTION. 

 VII. FOREST UTILIZATION. 



Parts I. to V. have been dealt with in this and the two 

 previous volumes. My colleague, Mr. W. E. Fisher, has 

 translated Dr. Hess' excellent work on " Forest Protection." 

 That work will appear almost simultaneously with this volume, 

 and take its place as Volume IV. of this series. Mr. Fisher 

 has also commenced the translation of Dr. Gayer's classical 

 work on " Forest Utilization," which will be published 

 towards the end of the present year, and make the fifth and 

 final volume of this Manual. 



Under these circumstances I have now completed the task 

 which I set myself at starting. That task consisted in 

 providing, in the first place, text books on the various branches 

 of forestry for the students at Coopers Hill College. At 

 the same time I have endeavoured so to prepare the books 



