x History of Forestry. 
tory of that country, since it is pre-eminently in the lead 
in forestry matters and has passed through all the stages 
of development of forest policies and forestry practice, 
which, with more or less variations must be repeated in 
other countries. 
Especially the growth of the technical science and art 
of forestry, which has been developed in Germany for a 
longer time and to a more refined degree than in other 
countries, has been elaborated in the chapter relating to 
that country. 
For some of the other countries available sources of 
information were quite limited. The writer believes, 
however, that for the purpose of this brief statement 
the data collected will be found sufficient. 
In order to make conditions existing in the different 
countries, and their causes more readily understood it 
appeared desirable to give very brief historic references 
to their political and economic development and also 
brief statements of their general physical conditions. 
Present conditions of forest policy and forest adminis- 
tration have sometimes been enlarged upon beyond the 
requirements of historical treatment. 
For lay readers a glossary of technical and less com- 
monly used terms will be found at the end of the book. 
B. E. Frrnow. 
Irnaca, N. Y., May, 1907. 
