Aryana Libris

Author : Jaume Saint-Hilaire Jean Henri
Title : Treatise on trees and shrubs grown in France and in the countryside Volume 1
Year : 1825

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A GUIDE TO THE SOWING, PLANTING, AND CULTIVATION OF TREES. In countries with a small population, the growth of woodlands occurs naturally and is sufficient for society's needs. This is still the case in Russia, in America, and in several Oceanic islands. It was also true in Gaul at the time of Julius Caesar's conquest. He found wood suitable for construction in the Marseille region, and as his army advanced, impenetrable forests where Druids worshipped peacefully and which provided a secure refuge for those who sought to evade the conqueror's yoke. But this has not been the case for a long time. The many generations that followed consumed wood to such an extent that impenetrable forests no longer are found in France, and the vicinity of Marseille offers nothing more than stones and dry sand. ...