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followed, does not furnish all the 

 conditions necessary. The soil and 

 light conditions may not be satisfac- 

 tory'. Here the presence of some 

 broad-leaved trees, the fallen leaves 

 of which assist the disintegration of 

 the pine "needles, will assist in pre- 

 paring Ihe soil. And the light con- 

 ditions required for germination may 

 be secured by making heavier cuLlings 

 scallered through the area of opera- 

 tions or the culling generally may 

 be made surticiently severe to open 

 the soil up fairly well to the light. 

 What size of openings are to be 

 made or how far the soil is to be ex- 

 posed will depend a great deal on the 

 nature and conditions of the soil 

 and of the forest cover. Experi- 

 ment and observation must determine 

 the question and at the present time 



only general indications can be given 

 from a general knowledge of the 

 manner of reproduction of trees and 

 the habits of the while pine in parti- 

 cular. 



A Task for Foresters. 



Until the forester gets into active 

 touch with the timber operations and 

 has some authority in directing them 

 so that observations will be made 

 accurately and systematically and 

 with due regard to all factors we will 

 be working largely in the dark. II 

 is by this method and by this method 

 only that the forests of Europe have 

 been brought to ^he perfection they 

 have reached. It has taken time 

 there. It will take time in Canada, 

 but a beginning on right lines as 

 indicated cannot be made too soon. 



The Forests of Cyprus Coming Back 



In ancient days Cyprus was no 

 doubt rich in timber, and its moun- 

 tain districts were clothed with trees 

 varying with the altitude. In 1878, 

 when Cyprus passed under British 

 control, the condition of the so- 

 called forests was deplorable, and it 

 was clear that strong steps, aided by 

 scientific knowledge and a Govern- 

 ment Department, must at once be 

 taken to remedy and stop the cause of 

 destruction. An Ordinance was 

 passed in 1879 for the dehmitation 

 and preservation of the forests: and 

 successive Forest Officers sought to 

 remedy some of the abuses by prose- 

 cution in the Courts, while the forest 

 areas were gradually delimited and 

 settled. They now extend to some 

 700 square miles. 



The trees consist principally of the 

 Aleppo pine, but, at an elevation of 

 4000 ft. and over, of Finns Laricio. 

 Large tracts are also covered with 

 Quercus alnifolia, which is much in 

 demand for making native ploughs 

 and carts, while Arbutus flourishes in 

 many places on the slopes of the h'lls 

 and is used in the manufacture of 

 rough furniture. 



^Vith verv small sums voted an- 



nually to the Department, protection 

 was the only course open to those in 

 charge; and no progress in artificial 

 reafforestation was made till many 

 years after the occupation. Since 

 1907 special tree-planting has made 

 considerable progress, some 300 miles 

 of fire-paths have been made, and 

 goats will gradually be excluded alto- 

 gether by means of legislation passed 

 in 1913 on the principle of local 

 option for each village. The pohce 

 protection has on the whole always 

 been good, and there is no doubt that 

 the forests of Cyprus are now in a 

 fair way to recovery, and are likely 

 to become an added source of beauty 

 and prosperity to the island. It 

 may be interesting to note in this 

 connection that the rainfall appears 

 of late vears to have increased. 



WILLOW TREES SELL HIGH 



A farmer residing along the Credit 

 River, Ontario, planted willow trees 

 on the river banks thirty years ago. 

 During the past month he was of- 

 fered $1500 for the willows as they 

 stood. The purchaser was an agent 

 of an artificial limbfactorv in Toronto. 



