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forestry from the pen of Mr A. L. Borenius, Forest-Master 
and teacher of forestry in the School of Agriculture at 
Mustiala; and Dr. K. E. F. Ignatius, Director of the 
Government Statiscal Office in Helsingfors, has embodied 
in his Statistical Notices much information in regard to 
matters pertaining to forestry and to forest science, which 
I valued highly as supplying to me the information 
of which I was in quest when this was the subject 
of my study. To him and to Dr. Blomqvist, Director of 
the School of Evois, my obligations are very great. 
By Dr Blomqvist have been published :— 
1. Tabeller Framstaellande Utvecklingen af Jemnaoriga och 
Slutna Skogsbestaond at Tall, Gran och Bjoerk. Helsingfors, 
1872. To this are appended seven tables and two charts of 
curves. These represent the increase made by the growth 
of the Scots fir, the Norway spruce, and the Birch, in 
normal forest masses throughout 200 years’ vegetation. 
The work is based on detailed observations made in jour- 
neys through all parts of the country in the course of three 
years, The materials collected were very voluminous ; 
and one may be permitted to hope that they may yet 
be published. Quotations from this work have been 
iven. 
‘ 2. Naogra ord till Belysning af den Naervarande Skogs- 
Fraogan ¢ Finland. Helsingfors, 1874. A few words 
designed to illustrate the question of forestry in Finland. 
In this the question of forestry is discussed in the various 
aspects presented by it in regard to political economy and 
legislation. It is brought prominently forward that the 
existence and conservation of private forests is very pre- 
carious, and that to insure that a country shall remain 
permanently wooded, it is necessary that the forests of 
the domaines of the State, and those belonging to communi- 
ties, should be, to a certain extent, under public control. 
It is shown that if the feudal régime had not been estab- 
lished in France and in Germany these countries would 
have been cleared of forests, as have been England, Holland, 
and Denmark. It is alleged that it is an erroneous sup- 
