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from the plantation at Frederiksberg, amongst them some fruit 

 trees, but these also died in a short time. We can therefore scarcely 

 go wrong in concluding that no tree-vegetation of any importance 

 existed in tbe Færoese gardens at the beginning of the last century. 

 It was only gradually as experience was gained of wliat spec- 

 ies could be successfully planted and of how the soil should be 

 Ireated, that better results were obtained. The soil as a rule is 



Fig. 196. Antjelicd and willows jin 



horsliavn (!■'. B. phot. 



very moist, often peaty and sour; it must therefore be carefully 

 dug over, drained and if possible chalked and manured, but it can 

 then become a very good loamy soil indeed. By carefully attend- 

 ing to the new-planted trees and procuring for them the best pos- 

 sible protection whilst at the same time keeping the soil free from 

 the ever-present, numerous weeds, success was gradually obtained. 

 Of older gardens with relatively large and successful tree-plantations 

 may be mentioned those of the resident magistrate and the High 

 School, those of the merchants Liitzen and Restorf and the one 

 already spoken of which was planted 40 years ago by Pastor Bauer 

 on the way out to Sandegærde. 



The trees most usually planted in the gardens are: rowan 

 {Sorbus aiicuparia and scandica etc), maple (Acer pseudoplatanus), 

 further various species of willow (Salix alba, capræa, incana, 



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