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Illustrated Canadian Forestry Magazine, Deeemher, ip20 



Photo by Clyde Leavitt 



FORESTRY IN SCOTLAND. 



At one time the whole of Scotland was covered with dense forest, When the 

 Romans invaded in the third century they employed 50,000 men in destroying and open- 

 ing up the forests in order to drive out the inhabitants. Later on, rival clans and sects 

 endeavored to rout out their enemies by laying waste enormous tracts of forest. 



During the next ten years the British Government Forestrj' Commission will plant 

 75,000 acres, and 25,000 acres additional may be afforested privately. Our photograph 

 shows a stand of Scotch Pine, 120 yearsold,atGrantown-on-Spey. 



Photo by Clyde Leavitt 



SCOTLAND REBUILDS ITS DEPLETED FORESTS. 

 A Douglas fir plantation, 14 years of age. It is questionable whether even the Pacific 

 slope of Canada qan show better results than parts of Scotland in the growing of 



coniferous trees. 



