FRANCE. 



Germany's neighbor to the West developed forest pol- 

 icies and practices which are quite different in some 

 respects, although the early history of forestry in France 

 was largely analogous to that of Germany. Indeed, 

 until 911, the two countries being undivided, the same 

 usages existed more or less in both, except that in the 

 Gallic country Roman influence left a stronger im- 

 print, Gallia having been long under the dominion of 

 Rome. 



No complete monographic history of forestry in France is in existence, and 

 only incomplete notes scattered through various volumes were at the disposal of 

 the writer. 



L. F. A. Maury, Les forits de la Gaule et de Vancienne France^ 1867, 501 

 pp. is mainly descriptive, but full of interesting historic data and detail up to the 

 revolutionary period. 



The work which contains the largest amount of historic information is G. 

 HuFFEL, Econo-mie Forestiere, vol. 1, 1904,419 pp., which has been largely followed 

 in the account here given. Historic data regarding the development of the science 

 in France are promised in the second volume, the first touching mainly on property 

 changes, policies and administration. 



Jules Clav^, Etudes sur Viconomie forestiire, 186'i, 377 pp, 12o, while 

 mainly a propagandist essay, rehearses to some extent the history of forest 

 practice, policies, etc., and gives a good insight into conditions at that time. 



Die forstlichen VerhSltnisse Frankreichs, by Dr. A. v. Seckkndorff, 1879, 

 pp. 228, furnishes a few historical notes. 



Three English publications by John Croumbie Brown, Pine Plantations in 

 France, Reboisement in France, 1S76 ; French Forest Ordinance of ibttq, 1882, 

 are profuse and not entirely accurate, but give hints of historic development. 



Ch, Guvot, V enseignment /oresticr en France, 1898, 398 pp., gives an 

 insight into the development of forestry education and a complete history of the 

 school at Nancy, and throws much light on other developments. 



Code de la legislation /orestiere, par PuTON, contains all the legislation 

 having reference to forests. 



An article on Videe forestiire dans fhtstoire, by L. F. Tessier, in Revue 

 des eaux et forets, 1905, Jan., Feb., gives on 26 pages an interesting brief survey 

 of the history of forest policy in France. 



Forestry in France, by F. Bailev, in the Indian Forester, 1886, 61 pp., 

 describes well conditions at that time. 



