INTRODUCTION. 3 



a complete statement of the principles of sylviculture and 

 forest management I must refer the reader to my Manual of 

 Forestry. 



The subject may be divided into the following three 

 chapters: 



1. The importance of the forestry problem to the nation. 



2. The measures which should be taken in this country to 



insure the benefits offered by forestry. 



3. Notes on the afforestation of surplus land and the 



treatment of some types of British woodlands. 

 I have added ten pictures, illustrating the natural regenera- 

 tion of beech, the production of high-class oak timber, and 

 the proper density of spruce woods. 



