PREFACE. 



THIS contribution to the literature of Forestry, and towards 

 technical education as outlined in the " Afforestation Policy " 

 of the Development Commission, deals specially with British 

 conditions. 



It is intended not only for Forest Apprentices, both during 

 their practical work in the woods and when they are receiving 

 theoretical instruction either on private estates or at a School 

 for Forest Apprentices, but also for Students of Forestry at 

 Agricultural Colleges and Universities. 



During its passage through the press the Scottish Forestry 

 Committee has been appointed, to make recommendations re- 

 garding (1) the acquisition of a Forest Demonstration Area 

 in Scotland, (2) the uses to which such an area may be put 

 (including the establishment of a Forest School, as already 

 provisionally approved in advance by the Development Com- 

 missioners), and (3) any further steps which it is desirable 

 should be taken for promoting Sylviculture in Scotland. The 

 importance of this last reference may be understood from the 

 fact of the Koyal Commission on Afforestation having (in 1909) 

 reported that, of a total plantable area aggregating 9,000,000 



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