m.—Foresti and Moisture; or, Effects of Forests on Humidity of Climate. 



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IV. — Pine Plantations on Sand- Wastes in Prance. 



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 the legislation and literature of France in regard to the planting of the 

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The Schools of Forestry in Europe : a Plea for the Creation of a School 

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On Schools of Forestry. Eeprinted from Transactions of the Scottish 

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