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Show hard and soft wooded kinds oa. ash, elm, beech, bircn, sycamore, walnut chestnut, ant) basswood, willow, poplar, lime, elder, horse chestnut. The formation of plantations by tbe sowing of seeds has been more generally practiced on U.e continent than iu Brl-ain. Brl-ain. In this way the vacaneies in the natural forests of France ant! Germany are fillet up. In this way also great sandy tracts have been covered with wood on the coasts of Potnerauia and of France, This has particularly been accomplished ac-complished on a scale of extraordinary magnitude in the downs of drifting sand, between the rivers Adonr and Gironde. The operations there were begun be-gun by M. Bremontier in 1789, and deserve to be mentioned as perhaps the most important tree planting that has ever been performed in the world. Vast forests of panaster now occupy what was originally loose sand destitute desti-tute of vegetation. ' Of late years, the several states have set apart one day in each year when all within their respective l'mits are Invited In-vited to plant at least one, bnt there is no law restricting the members, and It is generally expected that one shall be some kind of a forest troe. Satnrday, April 2. 18M2, will be the first occasion in Utah, and 1st every one in Sanpete, whether Governor Thomas issns a proclamation pro-clamation or not, observe the day. This valley will contain many irrigation irriga-tion reservoirs, canals and ditches and the presence of growing trees will materially Advance its beauty and valne. ARBOR DAY. The first Saturday in April in each succeeding year will be hereafter known in Utah as Arbor day, when old and young shall each plant a tree. To set apart a particular day, and, in fact, to generally observe any day for this purpose pur-pose is of modern origin. The term arboricultursis appliod to the cultivation cultiva-tion of timber or fruit trees, a branch of horticulture or gardening. The practice prac-tice was carried on by tbe ancients to some extent, but with the view of brauti-fying brauti-fying their villas and forming public walks in the vicinity of cities. The planting of timber trees for commercial com-mercial purposes seems unnecessary so long as the country is blessed with an abundance in the natural forests, but great quantities of those trees are yearly removed to make room for farms and for manufacturing purposes. The early practice In Eogland was to convert large tracts into foretts for (he enjoyment of the chase. In the seven-teeth seven-teeth century, the demand for oak timber tim-ber was eo groat In the sbio building industry and in erecting bouses it gave men impulse to this work.and nuereries for. baby forest trees were generally established. In the beginning of the eighteenth century the art was cultivated culti-vated in Scotland and in the latter part ot that century Ireland joined in making mak-ing an effort toward tree phnting. Arboriculture in continental Europe chiefly consists principally in the man- agemeut of the natural forests. Without this careful management theee natural forests, in many districts of France and Germany wonld soon be destitute of fuel; by means of it an increased supply sup-ply of valuable timber is also obtained ; and extensive domains belonging to tbe state, or to private proprietors, are rendered much more productive. It Is in Getmany that tbe management of the forests has received the greatest attention, and has been most systematically systemati-cally and scientifically conducted. The forest trees of this country and temperate localities, consist chiefly of the pine and fir family, and all other kinds, the latter being divided into the |