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that the chief effect of carefully reading 

 through its pages was to embolden him 

 — although no expert in botany — to try 

 his prentice hand at a short summary of 

 the matter. In the list of suitable trees 

 and plants which closes the chapter, there 

 will be found no mention of Lombardy 

 poplars as wind-breaks, hemlock spruces 

 for margins, or deodars as roosting trees, 

 all of which were warmly recommended 

 for these purposes in the work alluded to 

 above. 



Their omission is not accidental, for 

 it seems impossible to subscribe to their 

 inclusion in any practical list of useful 

 trees. 



Outside the wood the enclosing 

 hedges deserve more attention than they 

 are commonly allowed, for if they have 

 room to thrive and make growth, they 

 will in time become valuable wind-breaks. 

 Inside the wood the growth of the trees 

 is a simple matter, compared to the 

 difficulty of finding something to grow 

 under or among them. 



