PHILIPPINE FOREST WEALTH 



On the Edge of the Open. 



note the symmetrical trunks of the trees, and the heavy undergrowth extending 

 to the very edge of the cleared field seen in the background. 



were duly provided for and an excep- 

 tionally fine body of young Filipinos 

 are now being trained up for this im- 

 portant branch of the government 

 service. 



One of the most serious difficulties 

 which confronts the lumberman in the 

 tropics arises from the fact that few of 

 the tree species are to be met with in 

 clean stands. In the Philippines the 

 mangrove #long swampy coasts, the 



pines and oaks of the highlands and 

 some of the dipterocarps afford excep- 

 tions to this rule which is nevertheless 

 general. One very important branch of 

 the work of the bureau of forestry has 

 been to determine and to demonstrate 

 the commercial value of the wood of a 

 number of common tree species which 

 had not previously been marketed. To 

 this end important laboratory investi- 

 gations were successfully conducted. 



