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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



Minister of Agriculture. His Kxcellency. Signer Miliani. 

 During the past several centuries, the forests of Italy 

 liave lieen neglected as much as th><e of almost any other 



ITALIAN FORESTRY OFFICIALS 



These foresters are watching operations on the CamaUioli 

 Forest. From left to right: Camillo Parisini, general man- 

 ager of a large lumber company, cutting state forests for the 

 war program; Dr. Egidio Ferrari, chief forester at Camaldoli. 

 Professor Giuseppe Di Telia, of the Royal Forestry College 

 at Florence, and Mr. Martinetti, of Florence. 



country, and such forests as those of Camaldoli show 

 jjractical and scientific examples of what can be done 

 under a systematic and continuous forest practice. Only 



THE HERMITAGE AT CAMALDOLI 



T.ooking up the main street of the Hermitage of Eremo di 

 Camaldoli, with the old eleventh century cells of the monks 

 ^n either side and the Prior, Don Basilio Casadei, standing 

 in the foreground. 



about 17 per cent of the total area of Italy is now under 

 forest cover. The professors at the Royal Forestry Col- 

 lege at Florence estimate that at least 30 to 35 per cent 

 of the total area of the country should be covered with 



forests. Italy is an exceedingly mountainous country 

 and land unsuited for agriculture or for vineyards, or 

 olive trees should be turned into timber growth to sup- 

 ply the increasing demands of Italy. Under normal con- 

 ditions Italy has been one of the most important lumber 

 importing markets in Europe, and she now sees the wis- 

 dom of placing her vast mountain waste under a progres- 

 sive system of forestry such as has been carried out in 

 France, Switzerland and Germany. After many years of 

 experimentation and trials with various kinds of timber 

 trees, the Italian foresters have adopted the silver fir as the 

 most promising species to cultivate in future forests. 

 Many forests cut to maintain their vast army of 5,000,000 

 men at the front during the war have been replanted with 

 the silver fir. Austrian prisoners were used for this 

 work in war time. Future generations in Italy, no doubt, 

 will find thousands of acres along the beautiful ranges 

 of the Apennine Mountains, which impress one now as 

 being largely barren of forests, and especially in the hot 

 summer season, covered with a beautiful green foliage 

 of the silver fir which already lends so much attractive- 

 ness to the landscape not only at Camaldoli, but at other 

 attractive forest resorts, such as Vallombrosa, Boscolunga 

 and other well-known places in central Italy. 



"October is the month for painted leaves. As fruits 

 and leaves and the day itself acquire a bright tint just 

 before they fall, so the year nears its setting. October is 

 its sunset sky; November the later twilight." 



^^THE FALL'^ 



By IVilliam Edward Hayes 



SO wondrous now tne cloak sno ^ives the world 

 Beguiling all witK mottled tint and bue, 

 Sne steals across the land in darkness hurled 

 And softly paints tne dress or eartn anew. :: :: 

 With cnillin^ nand or deatn she points in scorn 

 To tender bud that rain -would seek the sun 

 For just another day, and then forlorn 

 Its petals close, its life forever done. :: :: :: 



^Vhat tale is this the Autumn tells again? 

 It softly speaks of swiftly fleetmgf youth 

 That tarries not where memories remain. 

 And thinking thus we shudder at the truth. :: 



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UR race we run so fanciful and free 

 Until the Autumn halts our revelry. 



T? OUR thousand five hundred maple treelings were 

 '- sent recently to France from Canada. These maples 

 are to serve as living monuments for that fearless band 

 of Canadian soldiers who fell at the famous battle of 

 Ypres. 



