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SHALL THIS NATION 

 ENDURE? 



The need of lumber is a fundamental fact in our 

 national economy, but aside from this there is the further 

 fact that the destruction of forests affects unfavorably 

 the climatic conditions of a country, its rainfall, and the 

 preservation of moisture in the soil. All history bears 

 witness to this truth. The empires of the past have van- 

 ished with their forests, and the land once " flowing with 

 milk and honey " is now a desert waste. Across the gulf 

 of time, from the mausoleums of the past, where nations 

 groaned their last, there comes a wail that no nation with- 

 out forests can endure. 



Shall this- nation endure? 

 I say yes ; and I ask my fellow 

 citizens to join me in further- 

 ing the work of reforestation. 

 By word and deed let us do what little we can to stop 

 the despoiler while we may, and let us make partial amends 

 for our national sins of forest destruction by agitating for 

 the replanting of our denuded lands ; and when we read 

 Bryant's Forest Hymn, " The groves were God's first 

 temples," let us hang our heads in shame for the desecra- 

 tion of those temples, and swear that while we live we 

 will consecrate ourselves to the cause of reforestation and 

 undo the mischief of the past. 



A few farmers realize the 

 PLANTING OF forsaken appearance of their 



WOODLOTS estates without some forest 



growth, and already we see the 

 advent of the woodlot, where certain portions of their 

 farms are planted to trees of various kinds — Catalpa, 

 Locust, Ash, Maple, Spruce, Pine, etc., seedlings being- 

 used and the cost not very great. These small plantings 

 will give some returns in fuel-wood within a few years ; 

 later they will yield fence-posts and lumber fit for the manufacture 

 of furniture; whilst the permanent forest- growth will become a 

 priceless heritage to future generations. 



For a great many years reforestation has been a matter of 

 impassioned interest to me. and I have made many experiments 

 and gathered much valuable data that is at the command of any 

 one who desires exact and dependable information. I am in 

 position to recommend certain kinds of trees that will grow into 

 money very quickly, and prospective planters who want the best 

 returns for their investments are invited to advise with me. 



This character of forestry is differ- 

 FORESTRY FOR ^. ent from that which is intended for tim- 



PLEASURE "^^i" production, requiring the planting of 



an u-ndergrowth as shown in plate 39 ; 



Plate 40 



GARDEN ENTRANCE 



Here is a plain Colonial pergola used as a garden entrance. On the left is a 

 group of Berberis Thunbergii, and on the right is a floral rockery filled with Alpine 

 plants. This rockery is built there to justify the curve in the walk. Beyond the 

 rockery are subtropical varieties of Yucca, Plume Poppy and hardy Pampas Grass. 

 On the pergola is the climbing rose, Dorothy Perkins, and the vine Aristolochia 

 Sipho, commonly called Dutchman's Pipe, which, with its large heart-shaped leaves, 

 makes a fine covering and screen. 



and this undergrowth demands a very particular treatment. Some 

 shrubs and small trees must have a great deal of sun, whereas 

 others are shade-demanding. This is one reason why I spend 

 so much of my hunting season in the woods, where m}^ fondness 

 for plant life is gratified by many observations. My field-notes 

 contain much valuable information on the subject, and men of 

 large means who wish to start a forest as a hunting preserve will 

 do well to compare notes with me before making their investments. 



There should be established at once 

 DEPARTMENT OF a part of our governing machinery a 



REFORESTATION Department of Reforestation, in precise- 



ly the same way that the Department of 

 Commerce was recently established, and under this department 

 there should be the strictest application of civil service rules. 



