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Forestry, hoping by the perusal of it, some may be 

 prepared with greater advantage to visit the Exhibition 

 which in a few months will be opened in the capital. 



The following treatises have also been prepared and 

 published with a view of introducing British students of 

 Forest Science to views entertained by many on the 

 Continent, and the appliance of them to practical ques- 

 tions which are cropping up amongst us : 



The Schools of Forestry in Europe: a Plea for the 

 Creation of a School of Forestry in Edinburgh; The 

 Forests of England ; and the Management of them in 

 Bygone Times ; French Forest Ordinance of 1669 ; with 

 Historical Sketch of previous Treatment of Forests in 

 France ; Forests and Forestry of Finland, embodying a 

 discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of Sved- 

 jande, the Sartage of France, the Koomaree of India; 

 Forests and Forestry of Northern Russia, embodying details 

 of the Exploitation of Forests by Jardinage, and its effects 

 Pine Plantations on Sand Wastes in France ; Eeboisement 

 in France, or, Records of the Replanting of the Alps, the 

 Cevennes, and the Pyrenees with Trees, Herbage, and 

 Bush, with a view to arresting and preventing the destruc^ 

 tive consequences of torrents; Forests and Moisture, or 

 effects of Forests on Humidity of Climate ; Hydrology of 

 South Africa, or, Details of the former Hydrographic Con- 

 dition of the Cape of Good Hope, and of Causes of its 

 present Aridity, with Suggestions of appropriate Remedies 

 for this Aridity; Water Supply of South Africa, and 

 Facilities for the Storage of it. 



JOHN C. BROWN, 



HADDINGTON, Is5 May, 1884. 



