I. 



WHY TO PLANT. 



TREE-PLANTING, except for ornamental pur- 

 poses, as in door-yards, along the borders of 

 streets, and occasionally in lawns and parks, and 

 to a certain extent by orchardists, has hardly 

 been a subject of consideration in this country 

 until within a comparatively recent period of 

 time. Planting in masses, so that the result 

 should take on a forest appearance, has been 

 thought of only in rare instances. Our thought 

 and corresponding action have been in quite the 

 opposite direction. From the first settlement of 

 the country we have been engaged, with stout 

 arms and resolute will, in destroying the forests. 

 At the outset such action was often a necessity. 

 The land was almost entirely forest-covered. 

 Settlement could be made only as room for agri- 

 culture and pasturage was gained by removing 



