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gions was brought and scattered upon the 

 land. We may therefore say that the cul- 

 tivation of truffles has been practised. The 

 old adage, "plant acorns if you would have 

 truffles," has been handed down through 

 several generations, but it is recognized to- 

 day that other conditions must also be con- 

 sidered. The growth of the truffle industry 

 in certain departments, particularly in Vau- 

 cluse, has encouraged the government to 

 proceed on a large scale with its attempts 

 at reforesting many large and barren areas. 

 The work has often yielded handsome re- 

 turns through the so-called spontaneous ap- 

 pearance of truffles in such regions. In gen- 

 eral, the reforested areas are owned by the 

 communs, or villages, near by, and under 

 certain restrictions, or with the imposition 

 of a certain tax, where truffles are abundant, 

 any villager may become a truffle hunter in 

 the village domain. 



The Perigord region is a famous truffle 

 ground, yet up to a few years ago the town 

 of Carpentras, in Vaucluse, has been fore- 



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