254 EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN IN FORESTRY 



in studying the woods from various aspects. It may 

 be the purely sylvicultural aspect ; the zoological, so 

 far as the study of forest pests is concerned ; botanical, 

 mycology and the study of fungus pests ; the prepara- 

 tion of special plans for managing areas of woods; 

 forest engineering and the export of 'material ; or 

 finally, forest economics and the means of utilising to 

 the full all the varied products of the woods, especially 

 undeveloped products. 



In this matter of forest. research work, not the least 

 fascinating of the many-sided and varied branches of 

 forestry, surely a woman could find herself at her best. 

 That the work is of the first importance cannot be 

 gainsaid. But to be able to prosecute it with success- 

 ful results entails, first, a thorough grounding in and 

 knowledge of forestry in all its branches, combined 

 with the necessary study of the allied subjects, botany, 

 zoology, chemistry, geology, and so on. 



My sole excuse in writing on this subject in such 

 detail rests in the fact that since the former article 

 appeared in the Englishwoman I have received several 

 letters from various parts of the country expressing 

 interest in the subject, and a desire for further in- 

 formation. The above is an endeavour to place such 

 points as suggest themselves before the public. 



