Download or read book Glances at the Forests of Northern Europe (Classic Reprint) written by J. C. Brown and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-09-17 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Glances at the Forests of Northern Europe For some years I held, along'with the Chair of Botany in the South African College, Cape Town, the appointment of Government Botanistat the Cape of 'good Hope; In 1865, in giving evidence before a select Committee of the Legislative Council, in. Answer to the queries, Have you anything'tp recommend as the subject of forest 653011m Can you recommend any other(me of taking care Q'f the forests. Thanwhatisnow pursued under. The superintendents? Isaid. Aniongstnther things. And thirdly. 1 recommend the'procming information in regard to thenrost approved medfin'es of forest economy which are applicable to the management of forests in the colony, by commissioning some one acquainted with these'forests to Visit the forest schools of Germany, and if it be thought desirable, to visit also the forests in other parts of Europe, and report thereafter what is seen, or suggested by what is seen there applicable to'the manage ment of forests in this country, whether relating to matters connected with private enterprise or Government control. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.