248 PRACTICAL FORESTRY 
be carefully conducted. In this we may learn much 
from the English in India and the Hollanders in 
Java. 
It is to be hoped also that some land may be set 
aside or purchased in Porto Rico for experimenta- 
tion, and to furnish a place in the tropics, easily ac- 
cessible, where northern students may go to study 
tropical vegetation. The only forest of any extent 
in Porto Rico which has been spared is on the moun- 
iain of E] Yunque. It is only 3,200 feet above sea 
level, but is practically inaccessible. It is constantly 
bathed in moisture, and is a typical tropical mountain 
tangle. 
There are several reasons for believing that the 
Isle of Pines belongs to the United States. If so, 
here would be an excellent place for a reservation, 
especially on the southern coast, before the rich vir- 
gin hardwoods are cut. 
There are also large areas in the Hawaiian Islands 
which are worthy of preservation, and there is great 
need of forest planting in the Danish Islands which 
have just been purchased. 
The most extensive State reservation is in New 
York, in the Adirondacks. Land has been exten- 
sively purchased by a board which was appointed by 
the Governor for this purpose. This region is a 
famous health and pleasure resort, with many beau- 
