Journal of the transactions of the Victoria Institute, or Philosophical Society of Great Britain . importance of this subject, he frequently expressed his regret that he had nopower to replant the mountains with trees, owing to the vested rights of theshepherds, who would not yield a jot of their privileges. Cyprus has sufferedin the same way. A forester appointed by the British government is nowmaking arrangements to begin the work of restoration. There, as here, thegoats are the great hindrance. But for them, the forests wolild in manyplaces extend by natural processes, but as they nibble th
Journal of the transactions of the Victoria Institute, or Philosophical Society of Great Britain . importance of this subject, he frequently expressed his regret that he had nopower to replant the mountains with trees, owing to the vested rights of theshepherds, who would not yield a jot of their privileges. Cyprus has sufferedin the same way. A forester appointed by the British government is nowmaking arrangements to begin the work of restoration. There, as here, thegoats are the great hindrance. But for them, the forests wolild in manyplaces extend by natural processes, but as they nibble the seedlings, no treecan grow where they are allowed to pasture. 4. The moisture of different parts of Syria and Palestine differs sea-coast plain is loaded with moisture. Steel instruments soon rustout in Beirut and other coast cities. The maritime slopes of Lebanon andits continuous ranges north and south are liable to be wrapped in clouds,which makes the air at such times damp. At other times the mountain airis drv. The air of the table-lands is drv and stimulating to the
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