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Plant One Species to a Street 



It is of considerable importance that the sys- 

 tematic planting of one variety of a tree to a 

 street should be encouraged. Nothing is so dis- 

 tressing from the aesthetic standpoint as the 

 indiscriminate planting of several varieties on 

 the same street, and especially when they are 

 planted without regard to regular intervals be- 

 tween the trees themselves and the property line. 

 A good example of a well-planted street, such for 



instance as Clemow avenue, m the City of Ot- 

 tawa, makes a lasting impression upon the mind 

 of the visitors. Now that the war is over and 

 trees are to be planted as memorial avenues or 

 individual specimens, it is particularly desirable 

 to call attention to these few hints relating to 

 suitable varieties and their value in the beauti- 

 fication of the home or city. 



BRITISH COLUMBIA FIRE RECORD 



The following telegram was received by the ish Columbia hazardous. On the coast con- 

 Canadian Forestry Journal from the Chief For- ditions are fairly safe. The number of fires to 

 ester of British Columbia: date is 170. The damage so far is exceedingly 



July 15, 1919. light. 



"Situation in the interior and southerly Brit- FOREST BRANCH." 



B.C. MUNICIPALITIES ARE SUPREME 



The Canadian Forestry Journal has received 

 the following letter from the Department of the 

 Attorney General of British Columbia, giving the 

 status of municipalities in regulating ttie trim- 

 ming of shade trees: 



"Municipalities in this province have the 

 right to regulate public utility companies, and to 

 authorize the use of the public highways by 

 late (notwithstanding anything contained in any 

 such companies. They have the right to regu- 

 special or private act) the placing of poles, 

 wires, etc. This would carry with it the power 

 to protect shade or ornamental trees. Outside 

 of municipalities the private acts incorporating 

 public utility companies sometimes contain pro- 

 visions reserving to the Minister of Public Works 

 the right to regulate the placing of poles and 

 wires." 



MEXICO STARTS FORESTRY. 



In order that a scientific knowledge of re- 

 forestry and the protection of existing forests of 

 the country may be obtained, the Mexican Gov- 

 ernment has established a National Forestry 

 School at Coyoacan, Federal District. The 

 course of instruction will cover a period of three 

 years. The students come from nearly all the 

 states and the school was opened on March I 

 with a large attendance. The forest areas of 

 Mexico are very large, but up to this time no 

 scientific regulations or knowledge have been 

 applied to the cutting of the timber. The gov- 

 ernment plans also to reforest the more barren 

 sections of the country as rapidly as the work 

 can be carried on. 



