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and with shrubs, the most marked of which are Pistachia tere- 

 binihus and lentiscus, and Arbutus andrachni. The lower slopes 

 are mostly covered with Juniperus phcenicia. Aleppo pine grows 

 slowly and does not attain any great height. The cypress grows 

 quicker and its timber is good. 



The forests on the southern range are, up to 3,000 feet, almost 

 pure Aleppo pine of good growth, yielding timber of good quality. 

 The Troodos forest above 3,000 feet is nearly pure Piniis nigra var. 

 Laricio, except on the upper slopes where there is a quantity of 

 Juniperus fcetidissima with some specimens of J. oxicedrus and 

 Quercus alnifolia. 



In the centre of the Paphos forest is about a square mile of 

 good specimens of Cedrus libani var. brevifolia, of slow growth. 

 Quercus alnifolia is distributed over considerable areas. In moist 

 ravines Platanus orientalis and Alnus orientalis are found. Fine 

 specimens of Quercus infectoria, Pfoeffingeri and inermis are also 

 found, which are jealously guarded for the acorn crop. 



The important timbers are obtained from the species mentioned 

 above. In addition may be mentioned Laurus nobilis, Styrax 

 officinalis and Juglans regia. 



3. Area and Ownership of the Forests. 



4. Relationship of the State to the Forests. 



Legislation. — Under special forest legislation, and under the 

 general law, the State has complete control over the forests. 

 The cutting of timber and grazing are said to be regulated. As 

 regards fire protection, 485 miles of paths have been cut, so as to 

 enable labourers to get to the fires in case any should start. 



