to form a handle. Planting began at the highest portion of the slopes, and extended downward in zigzag contours, the seed being deposited on the north side of a stone or cluster of brush when possible, so that the young tree might be sheltered from the elements.

in the reforesting of these barren slopes. one end, while the other end is curved The question of reforestation was first agitated in 1897, and at that time some demonstrative work was accomplished, but it is only during the past year that the work has assumed promising proportions. The National Bureau of Forestry, as well as local associations, have aided in this work by substantial appropriations, and universal enthusiasm has been evinced for the undertaking.

Eighty pounds of pinus tuberculata seed were gathered, aggregating in all about 1,600,000 seeds, and were distributed to officers in charge of the reserves, and to other interested parties who

Though of little worth for milling purposes because of its scraggly stature and inadequate height, the pinus tuberculata is invaluable as a water conserver. This species grows more rapidly during the first four years of its life than any other tree, and is not the least fastidious in regard to its environments.