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agents and foresters in regard to sylvicultural questions; and 

 he takes occasion, during the class excursions, to discuss such 

 questions on the ground. He has drawn up a working plan 

 for the woods for the Novar estate in Ross-shire ; and he has, 

 from time to time, given advice to local institutions on the 

 planting of their lands. 



The accommodation provided for the Lecturer on Forestry 

 includes a lecture-room, and a class-museum containing a 

 considerable number of illustrative objects. The University 

 has a large library with reading rooms ; and the Royal 

 Scottish Museum possesses a large and separately arranged 

 collection of works on Forestry, called the "Cleghorn 

 Library," which was founded by the late Dr. Hugh Cleghorn. 



Other Forestry Education in Scotland. — Provision is made 

 for instruction in Forestry at each of the three Agricultural 

 Colleges supported by the Scotch Education Department. In 

 Edinburgh the University and the College together supply 

 courses to meet the requirements of all classes of students, 

 including those who make a comprehensive scientific study 

 of the subject with a view to graduation. The West of 

 Scotland College grants a special Certificate in Forestry, and 

 at all three centres (Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Aberdeen) 

 courses are given which cover the ground prescribed when 

 Forestry is taken as a subject for the B. Sc. in Agriculture. 

 There is also a comprehensive scheme of Extension Work in 

 Forestry in connection with these centres. 



Edinburgh and East of Scotland Agricultural College. — 

 Instruction in Forestry has been given at this College almost 

 since its foundation. The courses of study prescribed are : 



(a) A course for the College Diploma in Agriculture, given at 

 the University by the University Lecturer in Forestry, to 

 whose salary the College contributes in respect of this work. 



(b) An evening class instituted in 1905-6, and held annually 

 since that date. A course at this class consists of 21 lectures, 

 besides excursions for demonstration purposes. The attend- 

 ance is principally composed of foresters, gardeners, nursery- 

 men, and the young men employed in the estate manage- 

 ment departments of large legal firms. (c) Extension 

 courses consisting of from 12 to 20 lectures. Since the 

 foundation of the College in 1901, courses of this kind have 



