io PRACTICAL FORESTRY. 



We know, personally, of tracts of land in the south 

 of England, almost valueless, from a cultivation point 

 of view, now yielding a handsome return from the 

 wise planting of larch fir. If still in their naked 

 state, these tracts, through the long period of de- 

 pression, would have been as barren and useless as 

 the Sahara itself. They now yield an income, and 

 will continue to do so for many years ; and when the 

 present crop is reaped the land will be enriched and 

 rendered fit for replanting or other purposes. Re- 

 clamation, as this implies, is by no means a mean 

 object in many cases, and may especially be the case 

 when dealing with dry and sandy tracts. 



Objects then are manifold, and, if correctly estimated 

 and carried out, the landowner and the nation will 

 be benefited. 



