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THE FORESTER. 



January, 



In noting the conditions that seem 

 favorable to the starting and develop- 

 ment of a new forest growth, I have 

 frequently seen confirmation of the often 

 repeated and generally accepted state- 

 ment that north slopes are more quickly 



quickly. Differences in the two slopes 

 are apparent even at the time of burn- 

 ing, and, owing to greater dryness, vege- 

 tation on the south slope will burn more 

 completely. On the north slope the 

 tangle of unconsumed remnants serves 



DESOLATE SOLITUDE. 



covered by new growth than southern. 

 There are exceptions, however. The 

 reason for the difference of growth on 

 the slopes rests, apparently, in the more 

 vigorous action of the sun upon the 

 south slope. The nearly perpendicular 

 rays melt the winter snows, exhaust the 

 soil moisture and parch vegetation very 



as a protection to the young growth and 

 nurses it beyond the critical stage, while 

 on the south slope the young plants, 

 unprotected from the fierce rays of the 

 sun, succumb quickly and the slope re- 

 mains barren. 

 Fort Collins, 



Colorado. 



