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Thus it will be seen that during the last ten years, the 

 result of the sylviculture shows that the conifers occupy the 

 area about 6 times that covered by broad-leaved trees. It is 

 not so much to say that almost the entire part of the Imperial 

 forests is covered by conifers, such trees as Hinoki {Chamaecy- 

 paris obtusa S. et Z^ and Sugi {Cryptomeria japonica Don.) 

 occupy a greater portion, the rest being Kuro-matsu {Pinus 

 t lumber gii Parlat.), Aka-matsu {Pinus densiflora S. et Z) 

 Kara-matsu {Larix leptolepis Gord.) and Hiba {Thujopsis 

 dolobrata S. ct Z.). The cultivation of broad-leaved trees is 

 confined to a small number of such trees as Kuri {Cast an ca 

 vulgaris Lam. var. japonica Dc.) and Kunugi (Quercus serrata 

 Thinib.). 



The condition of the forests owned by the people is about 

 the same as that of the State forests. 



It is quite a notable fact that within recent years there is 

 a increasing demand for conifers a 5 the timber for buildings, 

 earth-works and as the material for crafts, and in districts 

 where the intensive forest working is conducted, there is an 

 abundant growth of high forests of conifers. An observation 

 of the State forests in the above table shows that the area 

 occupied by Cryptomeria japonica Don. is 30.0% of the total 

 area, pinus species 17.7%, Chamaecyparia obtusa S. et Z. 17.2%, 

 Larix leptolepis Gord. 7.9%, Thujopsis dolabrata S. et Z. 1.4%, 

 Cinnamomum Camphors Nees. 7.6% and Quercus serrata Thunb. 

 3.8%, while 14.4% are confined to a few species. Such conifers 

 as Cryptomeria japonica Don.. Pinus species, Ckamaecyparis 

 obtusa S. et Z. and also broad-leaved trees such as Cinnamo- 

 mum Campliora Nees. and Quercus serrata Thunb. occupy 



