. The Canadian forester's illustrated guide [microform]. Forests and forestry; Forêts et sylviculture. 106 THE CANADIAN FORESTEU S rapid, that we should be inclined to call it spontaneous, did we not know h >w long seeds would lie dormant in the ground, until all things necessary for their growth were present. The same thing occurs on certain hill- sides, where, protection being afforded against the teeth and hoofs of cattle, their hoary heads soon become crowned with a wreath of luxuriant A^erdure. In the parish where I was born, I know of a wood of larch growing in a marshy spot which, tw
. The Canadian forester's illustrated guide [microform]. Forests and forestry; Forêts et sylviculture. 106 THE CANADIAN FORESTEU S rapid, that we should be inclined to call it spontaneous, did we not know h >w long seeds would lie dormant in the ground, until all things necessary for their growth were present. The same thing occurs on certain hill- sides, where, protection being afforded against the teeth and hoofs of cattle, their hoary heads soon become crowned with a wreath of luxuriant A^erdure. In the parish where I was born, I know of a wood of larch growing in a marshy spot which, twenty-eight. 9 . —Hemlo k kaves and cone years ago, was perfectly naked. Now, song-birds of every kind meet there, sixty feet between heaven and earth—the proprietor being M. Rossignol (nightingale). So much for the natural re-wooding of marshes. As for the hill-sides, I can bring forward, in support of my statement, the glorious greenery under which the students, who have succeeded generation in the :^-\.q^ shades which surround the College of St Anne Lapoca- tiere in the Province of Quebec, amuse themselves. This hill, fifty years ago, was covered with a growth of little spruces, which, thanks to th? care they have received, have now developed into lofty Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Chapais, J. C. (Jean Charles), 1850-1926. Montreal : E. Senécal
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