Bul. 1294, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture PLATE II 
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Fic. |.—A RESULT OF REPEATED FIRES IS THE ENLARGEMENT OF FIRE SCARS 
The final stage is the falling of the tree, unable longer to support its own weight 
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FIG. 2.—BURNING DOWN AS A RESULT OF REPEATED LIGHT FIRES REDUCES 
THE QUALITY AS WELL AS THE VOLUME OF THE FOREST, FOR THE BIGGEST 
AND FINEST TREES USUALLY SUCCUMB TO THIS FORM OF FIRE INJURY 
Every tree in the foreground of this picture has a fire scar 
