PART iy 
SUPPLEMENTARY 
CHAPTER X 
THE PRINCIPAL FEDERAL AND STATE RESERVATIONS 
«“Some, at least, of the forest reserves should afford perpet- 
ual protection to the native fauna and flora, safe havens of ref- 
uge to our rapidly diminishing wild animals of the larger kinds, 
and free camping grounds for the ever-increasing numbers of 
men and women who have learned to find rest, health, and recre- 
ation in the splendid forests and flower-clad meadows of our 
mountains.”—President Roosevelt. 
Tue following is mainly compiled from the re- 
ports of the General Land Office, the United States 
Geological Survey, and the Bureau of Forestry of the 
Department of Agriculture. 
In general, North America may be divided as 
follows: 
The Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain, beginning 
with New Jersey and extending southward along the 
Appalachian chain and westward to the Texas Prai- 
ries and the Ozark Highlands. This is the land 
of the Southern pines; but wherever the soil is 
not too sandy there are dense growths of many spe- 
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