VI FOREST PLANTING. 



ture a more practical guide than they have found 

 hitherto in American books. No claim for complete- 

 ness is made, the less so as it is only a pioneer des- 

 tined to invite better and more experienced men to 

 treat more fully upon a subject, the importance of 

 which is more and more felt every year. The enum- 

 eration and description of our common forest trees 

 has been omitted intentionally, as these topics are 

 treated by others with great thoroughness. 



The Diagrams given in Chapter IX, Part II, and in 

 Chapter III, Part III, explain themselves, and show 

 the engineering work to be done in covering downs 

 on the sea-coast with trees, and in reforesting mount- 

 ains when their slopes have been cleared of natural 

 woods, and torrents with deep ravines have been 

 formed. The views showing the gorgeous scenery of 

 the Adirondacks are not, perhaps, necessary to the 

 book ; but they are given to arouse those who are 

 unaware of the beauties of our native mountain for- 

 ests, and to create a spirit of enthusiasm which shall 

 not only help to prevent further devastation of our 

 State forests, but also may assist in restocking the 

 wantonly denuded wood-lands. 



To a good agriculturist with sufficient experience 

 in the nature and behavior of the principal forest trees, 

 it will not be difficult to apply the given instructions 

 so as to accomplish the principal objects of modern 

 forestry in the preservation of wild or natural forests. 



Although the present book is written only with 

 regard to the requirements of the State of New York, 

 there is no reason why the instructions given in its 

 pages should not be applicable to other localities, 

 where the same conditions exist, if the proper allow- 

 ance is made for diversity of climate, soil and topo- 

 graphy. ^ 



The Author. 



