The school is organized on military lines. The students, who intend to enter the State service are chosen from the graduates of the Institute national agronomique of Paris, only a limited number being admitted. It has 12 professors, two for forestry, two each for natural science, mathematics, and one each for law, soil physics and agriculture, for military science and for German. A three year course, which includes journeys through the forest regions of France, leads to government employment; indeed, the first paid position as _garde général stagiaire_ is attained after two years study and before leaving school. For several years, (1867 to 1884) English students preparing for the Indian service received their instruction here, and 380 foreigners have received their education in this school since its foundation. For the education of the lower grades, an imperial rescript ordered the establishment of several schools, which were, however, never organized. In 1863, were proposed, and in 1868, opened, four schools, where efficient forest guards were to secure some knowledge that would assist them to advancement; three of these schools persisted until 1883. In 1873, an additional school for silviculture for the education of underforesters was organized at Barres-Vilmorin, where annually a limited number of students are permitted to enter. This institution has persisted to date. * * * * * The French _forestry literature_ has never been prolific, and to this day occupies still a limited amount of shelf room. The first book on record is a translation of the well known volume of the Italian, Peter de Crescentiis, translated at the instance of Charles V in 1373. In the 16th century we have reference to an encyclopædic volume, probably similar to the German Hausväter, by _Oliver de Serres_, _Théatre d’Agriculture et Mesnage des Champs_, in which a chapter is devoted to the forests. During the 18th century, just as in Germany the cameralists, we have in France a number of high class writings, not by foresters, but by savants or students of natural history, the names of Réaumur, Duhamel, Buffon and Micheaux appearing with memoirs transmitted to the Academy of France, the highest literary and scientific body of men, on subjects relating to forestry. _Réaumur_, in his _Réflexions sur l’état des forêts_, in 1721, recommended the conversion of coppice forests into timber forests by a system of thinnings, but it is evident that his words were not heard beyond the Academy. _Duhamel_ (in 1755, 1764, 1780) repeats the recommendation of Réaumur in his three memoirs, _Semis et Plantations_, _Exploitation des Bois_ and _Traité de la Physique des Arbres_, in which he exhibits considerable learning, while _Buffon_, the great naturalist, in 1739 and after, presented several memoirs on forestry subjects full of excellent advice. _Varennes de Fenille_, another one of the Academicians, but also one of the