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The Joiirnal of Forestry. 



a damp spot peculiar to its healthy growth, the others were planted 

 upon higher and drier ground, more congenial to their nature, so that 

 they were upon equal terms in that respect. Another thing in favour 

 of the black Italian poplar is, that from its upright habit of growth 

 it can aftbrd to stand closer upon the ground than any other common 

 hardwood tree, and requires little or no pruning, naturally forming a 

 straight and clean bole. 



" It would be no great stretch of imagination to suppose that a 

 Scotch acre would produce seventy trees worth £5 each in fifty 

 years, which would yield a rental of £7 j)er acre per annum for that 

 period, the thinnings and periodical cuttings having already paid the 

 cost of planting and management." 



The chemists of the German Arboricultnral and Agricultural Schools 

 have made a thorough investigation into the properties and composi- 

 tion of forest tree leaves. They have found the chemical analysis of 

 the leaves of several species of forest trees to be much richer in phos- 

 phates, and other fertilizing ingredients, than they generally get credit 

 ibr in this country, so much so that we would call the attention of 

 all interested to their value as excellent litter when collected and 

 kept dry till used, and the valuable manure they make, according to 

 analysis given by the German chemists. The following table of the 

 constituents of beech, pine, and spruce leaves is taken from some 

 recently published reports of investigations made in Bavaria, and for 

 comparison we add to it the quantity of the various ingredients 

 contained in a ton of wheat straw. It will be seen that beech leaves 

 are fully as rich in fertilizing matter as wheat straw, and that pine 

 and spruce leaves are very little inferior to it. 

 Annual Produce of Leaves fro.m an acre of Forest, and its 



COMPOSITION COMPARED WITH THAT OF A TON OF WhEAT StRAW. 



The great demand for hop-poles, and the high prices obtained for 

 them in the hop-growing districts, ought not to escape the notice of 

 proprietors and ibresters who are about to plant land suitable for 

 pole-growing, or who may be on the outlook for the best market for 



