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notions, as for instance his counsel to set shallow 

 rooted trees deeper than they stood before, his advice 

 not to plant during rain, or windy weather and his 

 laying much stress on the phases of the moon as in- 

 fluencing results. 



While then the ancients were not entirely without 

 silvicultural knowledge, indeed possessed much more 

 than is usually credited to them, the need of a forest 

 policy and of a systematic forest management in the 

 modern sense had not arisen in their time; the mild 

 climate reducing the necessity of fuelwood and the 

 accessibility by water to sources of supply for naval 

 and other construction delaying the need for forest 

 production at home. 



There is little doubt, that some of the agricultural 

 and silvicultural knowledge and practice of the 

 Romans found entrance among the German tribes 

 who, especially the Allemanni, came into contact 

 with the Romans in their civilized surroundings 

 during the fourth century. 



