

FORESTRY OK JAPAN. 



ma S. ft Z. var. multincrvuz RgL). Some times such weeds 

 as Hagi [Lespedeza tricolor Turcz, L. Sieboldi Miq.) and Susuki 



Miscanthus sinensis) are planted. These trees are adequately 

 mixed up according to the condition of the land planted at 

 the rate of 15,000 to 18,000 per cho. 



In reference to the sand protection engineering work, we 

 may mention such works as straw, faggots, turfs, stone mason- 

 ry and dams. On the way from Shimonoseki to Tokyo 

 passing throgh Kobe, in the provinces of Harima. Bizen, and 

 Omi, there will be seen the verdant young growth of pinus 

 species, arranged in the terrace of the reddish soil, which have 

 been cultivated by this method. 



The area of the plantation of the State forests and the 

 number of seedlings planted thereon in Honshu in the space of 

 ten years from 1898 to 1907 are given in the following table : 



Species. 



Conifers 



fffinoki \Ckamaecyparis j 



\obtusa S. ct Z. ) 

 ( Thujopsis \ 



' \ dolabrata S. et Z. ) 

 I Cryptomeria \ 



" yjaponica Don. ) 



Hiba, 



SugL 



Finns species 



Matsu 



kara-matsiH ~ 7 J l \ 



Area. 

 cho. 



27,215 



239 

 46,849 

 27,670 

 12,410 



Number of 

 Seedlings. 



119,237,720 



820,751 



214,175,772 



122,406,314 



43,610,449 



vTotal H4>3S3 500,251,006 



Ttroad-leaved Trees J 



Kusu-no-KK ,, ,. ,. > 12,122 



6,oS2 



18,204 



Kumig, .. 

 Total. 



impliora .'. 



j Qusrcus serrata ) 



/Others, not mentioned above 22,891 



Conifers and Broad j T , 22,S 9 I 



leaved Irees. ^ 



Grand total. 



r55,47S 



14,330,"* 



19,312,339 



33,642,510 

 84,504,169 

 84,5< 



6iS,397,635 



