l8o FORESTRY IN ITALY. 



The price for transportation from Austria to Milan is from 25 to 27 francs 

 per ton. The weight of pine and larch lumber averages as follows: 



Pine, sawed Kilograms to the cubic meter... 550 



Pine, in round beams do 650 



Larch, sawed do 800 



Larch, in round beams do S50 



The present prices in Milan are : 



Francs. 



Pine boards, 15 to 1 6 milhmeters thick, 4 meters long — 



first quality per cubic meter... 50-55 



second quality do 40-45 



Pine beams, round, 20 to 30 centimeters in diameter, 6 to 12 meter long do 30-32 



The same, hewn square do 33-38 



Larch boards — first quality do 70-80 



Larch boards — second quality do 60-66 



Oak boards, according to quality do 80-120 



There is no duty on lumber entering Italy. The city of Milan levies a 

 duty of o. 75 francs for timber in the rpugh, i. 20 for sawed and hewn lumber, 

 and 2 francs for wood-work per quintal of 220.548 pomids. 



In accordance with the provisions of the law, all girders, &c., in the con- 

 struction of houses must be of iron, and in general much less wood is used or 

 allowed in 'building in Italy than in America. 



SELLERS or SEEDS AND SHOOTS. 



The following three firms are known as reliable horticulturists : 

 Fratelli Ingegnoli, Corso Loreto 45, Milan; Guiseppe Sada, Principe 

 Umberto 18, Milan; Giovani Beretta e Figlio, Corso Magelnta 85, Milan. 



LOCAL LAWS. 



I transmit herewith a translation of the regulations for the forests of the 

 Province of Como. 



HENRY C. CROUCH, 



Consul. 



United States Consulate, 



Milan, April 23, 1887. 



Regulations for the Culture and Wood-Cutting in the Forests Sudject to the 



Provisions of the Forest Law of June 20, 1877, No. 3917. 



title I. 



REGULATIONS FOR ALL FORESTS. 



Article i. The clearing off of trees and breaking up of the soil in an existing forest, for 

 the purpose of improving the condition by sowing and planting of trees of a similar or different 

 nature is only allowed on surfaces not exceeding the half hectare, except in belts transverse 

 to the slope of the mountain, alternating with similar belts untouched, providing the slope 

 is not at an angle with the horizon greater than 30°, and the earth is not liable to be carried 

 away or furrowed by the descending water. 



As -soon as the reafforestation of the cleared belts is assured, the same operation may be 

 undertaken in the belts left standing. 



