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A GUIDE 



TO THE SOWING, PLANTING, AND CULTIVATION OF TREES 



GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS. 



In countries with a small population, the growth of woodlands occurs naturally 

 and is sufficient for society's needs. This is still the case in Russia, in America, and in 

 several Oceanic islands. It was also true in Gaul at the time of Julius Caesar's conquest. 

 He found wood suitable for construction in the Marseille region, and as his army- 

 advanced, impenetrable forests where Druids worshipped peacefully and which provided 

 a secure refuge for those who sought to evade the conqueror's yoke. But this has not been 

 the case for a long time. The many generations that followed consumed wood to such an 

 extent that impenetrable forests no longer are found in France, and the vicinity of 

 Marseille offers nothing more than stones and dry sand. 



Natural growth has been inadequate for a long time. There have been attempts to 

 make up for it by sowing and planting, but today it seems quite certain that the supply of 



