l04 MODEJRN POEJEST ECONOMY. 



progressive amelioration of the condition of the forests, 

 and a natural reproduction of this by self-sown seed. 



Some of the measures which have been adopted will now 

 be brought under consideration. But it may be noted that 

 all that is contemplated is to supply such information as 

 may be suflScient to enable the general reader to under- 

 stand what has been done, and to enable the professional 

 student thus to enter upon and prosecute with some appror 

 priate preparation a more exhaustive study of the various 

 measures thus brought under his notice, and others 

 connected with them in practice. 



In the absence of English designations appropriate to 

 dififerent methods of exploiting forests recognised in 

 Modern Forest Economy, I fall back upon those applied to 

 these in France. 



