358 The Alice Holt Woods. [sept., 



According to a Proclamation (No. 63 of 1905), the importation 

 of various plants into the Colony of Natal is prohibited. 



The introduction of any grape vines, 



Importation of except those worked upon stocks which 

 into Natal. are resis tant to the attacks of the grape 

 phylloxera, is prohibited. All consignments 

 must be accompanied by a sworn declaration to the effect that 

 they are upon resistant roots. 



The importation of all other grape vines, cuttings, grafts, 

 or foliage thereof, is prohibited unless the special permission of 

 the Department of Agriculture is given for their importation. 



No person shall introduce from over-sea into the Colony — 

 (a) Any eucalyptus, acacia and coniferous plants, or any portion 

 thereof, with the exception of seed, except by the permission of 

 the Department of Agriculture, (b) Any apple trees, except 

 those worked on stocks resistant to the woolly aphis, nor any 

 apple stocks except those known to be resistant to the woolly 

 aphis, and all such consignments must be accompanied by 

 sworn declarations to these effects, (c) Any citrus fruit what- 

 soever grown in places beyond South Africa. 



The importation of stone-fruit trees and any portion thereof, 

 including seeds from North America, is absolutely prohibited. 



With reference to the notes which have previously appeared 



in this Journal as to Forestry Education (April, 1904, p. 1, and 



March, 1905, p. 751), it may be mentioned 



The Alice Holt that the Commissioners of Wocds and 

 Woods. ^ , 



rorests have now published the working 



plan for the Alice Holt Forest prepared by Dr. Schlich, CLE., 

 F.R.S., and copies may be obtained from the Office of the Com- 

 missioners, Whitehall Place, S.W., price 3d. A map of the 

 Alice Holt Forest is published separately, price 2s. 



These woods are situated at an eastern extremity of Hamp- 

 shire bordering on the county of Surrey, and will now be 

 available as a demonstration area for the practical study of 

 forestry. In drawing up the working plan regard -was had to 

 this point, one of the objects being the provision of the best 

 object-lesson in the treatment of woods of this description from 



