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dition of the labouring population ; and notices of the Russian 

 conquest of Siberia. 



VII. Forests and Forestry in Poland, in Lithuania, in the 

 Ukraine , and in the Baltic Provinces of Russia; with 

 Notices of the JZxport of Timber from Memel, Dantzig, 

 and Riga. 



In relation to Polanj information is supplied in regard to 

 the journey thither from St. Petersburg ; the history of Poland ; 

 the area, distribution, management, exploitation, and produce 

 of the forests in the Vice-Royalty ; its Schools of Forestry ; 

 and forestal literature. In relation to Lithuania information 

 is supplied in regard to the country and its people, and the 

 Jewish population, who traffic largely in forest produce ; in 

 regard to the forests of the Dnieper ; forest exploitation ; and 

 forest game. There follow accounts of the forests of the 

 Ukraine, and of the appearance of the country ; of the timber 

 exports by the Baltic ; and the forest lands, forest administra- 

 tion, and general appearances at different seasons of the 

 Russian Baltic Provinces of Courland, Livonia, and Estonia. 



VIII. French Forest Ordinance of 1669 ; with Historical Sketch 



of Previous Treatment of Forests in France. 

 The early history of forests in France is given, with details 

 of devastations of these going on in the first half of the seven- 

 teenth century; with a translation of the Ordinance of 1669, 

 which is the basis of modern forest economy ; and notices of 

 forest exploitation in Jardinage, in La Methode d Tire et Aire, 

 and in La Methode des Compartements. 



Besides these, I had previously published ou subjects 

 connected with Forest Science and Forest Economy : 



/. Pine Plantations on Sand Wastes in France. 

 In this are detailed the appearances presented by the Landes 

 of the Giroude before and alter culture, and the Landes of La 

 Sologne ; the legislation and literature of France in regard to 

 the planting of the Landes with trees; the characteristics of 

 the sand wastes; the natural history, culture, and exploitation 

 of the maritime pine, and of the Scots fir ; and the diseases 

 and injurious influences to which the maritime pine is subject. 



