The Forests of Canada. 15 



ground cut over, to come to maturity before it is again called 

 upon to furnish its quota. Some of the woods of the moj-e 

 southern districts of Canada, which have had little value 

 hitherto, except for fuel, only require to be better known to 

 be utilized for many purposes. 



The people of Canada have heretofore been accustomed to 

 such an abundance of wood, and to the idea that trees stood 

 in the way of the progress of the country, that tree-plant- 

 ing has as yet made but little progress among us. A begin- 

 ning has, however, been made in the last two years in the 

 provinces of Xew Brunswick and Quebec, where " Arbor 

 Days" have been proclaimed. In Ontario an Act was passed 

 in 1883, and a fund set apart for the encouraging of tree- 

 planting along highways. The time has arrived for more 

 vigorous action by the general Government and the Local 

 Legislatures looking to the improvement and preservation of 

 the foi-ests which still remain in Canada, and for the partial 

 restoration of those which have been destroyed. 



