Transactions of the Royal Scottish Arboricultural Society, Vol. 7 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Transactions of the Royal Scottish Arboricultural Society, Vol. 7I may mention to you some of the most striking differences that occur to me between the management of Scotch and Indian forests. One great point Of difference is, that with many of you, much atten tion is given to ornamental effect, I, on the contrary, had to do with dark unfrequented forests, where there was often no human eye except that of those employed in forest work. Another difference is, that while our forests are subject to depredations by hares, rabbits, and in some places by deer, the Indian forests are exposed to the rooting up of wild hogs, to the browsing of goats, many of the deer tribe, and above all of camels, whose hard palate, strong teeth and jaws, enable them to break off and masticate thorny branches as thick as the finger. Again, from the vast extent and scattered position of Indian forests, to encircle them with fences, living or dead, is almost a physical impossibility the usual method of demarcation is by the erection Of boundary pillars, between which extends a broad belt of cleared ground. This has to be cleared annually, and is useful for checking the ingress of forest fires, which are of frequent occurrence, and are often productive of serious damage.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.