FORESTRY OF JAPAN. IF 



the province of Higo forming the centre, a chain of forests 

 runs southward to Mt. Kirishima. In Formosa, there are 

 found the handsome forests of Mts. Ari and Rantai around the 

 high peak of Mt. Niitaka (Mt. Morrison) while the thick forest 

 growth covers the hills of the entire island. It will thus be 

 observed that the area of forests is the largest in the central 

 mountainous districts forming the very back-bone of the 

 country but smaller in levels along the shore. In general, these 

 forests grow clustered together in the rigorous climate of the 

 north but are scarce on the south where the temperature is 

 warm. The distribution of these forests is given in the 

 folio wine table : 



The percentage of the 

 forest area against 

 entire area 0.71 0.52 0.36 (0.64V 



