VI CONTENTS. 



Sect. I.— The High Alps, . , . . . . .257 



There is given the desoription of the stats' of devastation which moved Surell to act 

 (p. 2,'58), cited by the Director-General of the Forest Administration, with 

 details of what had been effected in remedying the evil, given by M. Gentil 

 ill a report to Gonseil General dea Sautes Alpes in 1869 (p. 259), and a corres- 

 ponding report given in 1868 by a commission appointed by that body (p. 260); 

 and this is followed by details of what had been the state of the valley of the 

 Durance (p, 261), and of what had been done (p. 264), and with what 

 results (p. 265). 



Sect. II. — Department of the Isere, .... 267 



There is given an account of Dauphiny and Provence by Marsh, based on a work 

 by Charles de Eibbe (p. 267), and detailed information of what had been done 

 in the p^rimfetre of the Bourg-d'Oisans (p. 268). 



Sect. III. — Department of the Dr6me, .... 271 



This department was formerly included in the Independent State of Dauphiny. 

 There is detailed what had been done in the p^rim^tte of Luc in the arrondisae- 

 ment of Die (p 271). 



Sect. l\.— The Lower Alps, . . . . .272 



Details are given of what had been dona in the pdrimMre of Labouret in the 

 arrondissement of Digne (p. 272), and notices of what had been effected by 

 Jou^dan, a simple forest warder (p. 274). 



Sect. V. — Department of the Ardeche in Central France, . . 275 



Information in regard to this district is supplied in the words of M. Marsh, founded 

 on statements by M. Mardigny (p. 275), and corresponding information supplied 

 by M. Ce'zanne (p, 278). 



Sect. VI. — Department of the Gard, .... 279 



Details are given of worlds undertaken and executed in the p^rimfetre of Ponteils 

 (p. 279). 



Sect. VII. — Department of Lozere, ..... 280 

 The sad condition of the district, and the benefits of boisement are described as de- 

 scribed by the prefect of Lozfere (p. 280) . 



Sect. VIII. — Department of the Loire and of Haute Loire, . . 283 



The practicability of improving the basin of the Loire by hoisement, as described 

 by M. C&anne (p. 283). 



Sect. IX. — Department of Hh'ault, .... 284 



Details are given of works executed in the p^rimfetre of Eiols (p. 284). 

 Sect. X.—The Pyrenees, ...... 285 



The French Pyrenees are described by Weld (p. 285-291), and there is reported the 

 rehmaement in p^rimfetre of Bareges (p. 297). 

 Sect. XL — Department of I'Aude, ..... 307 

 Details are given of operations in the p^rimUre of I'Argente-Double (p. 307). 



Chap. VI. — Local Feeling and Public Opinion in regard to Reboise- 



ment, ...... 311 



There is given information in regard to proceedings in different sessions of the 

 Conseil G&^ral of the High Alps (p. 312), to change of tone after 1865 (p 313) 

 to testimony of M. Sequiuard, Conservator of Forests in the district (p'sii)' 

 to testimony of commissioners appointed by the Conseil G^ni^ral (p 316) to 

 proceedings in the Conseil G6n6va.ux. of other departments (p. 317), to testimony 

 of M. Far6, Director Genaral of the Administration of Forests (p 318) and of 

 the National Assembly (p. 319). 



Chap. Yll.—Present Position and Prospects of the Enterprise 320 



There are cited anticipations by M. Surell (p. 321), desoription of the p'resent bv 

 M. Cezanne (p. 323), and detaUs by M. Gentil of what has been effected (p. 324). 



CONCLTJSION, ■ ■ . . . 328 



There is given an account of the inundation of Toulouse (p '3291 and of Hanl™-^ 

 (p. 337), and Port Elizabeth in South Africa, as illustrative of a phirof to? 

 rents, common to many lands, which rebedatment may meet, and the first men 

 effMtt'd?^ S^"°" "^ Toulouse, is studied in the light of what has been 



