CHAPTEE I. 



PRELIMINARY WORKS. 



BEFORE a wood can be formed certain preliminary 

 matters must be attended to. These will be indicated 

 in the following three sections : 



Section I. Choice of species. 

 ,, II. Fencing. 



III. Eeclamation of the soil. 



SECTION I. CHOICE OF SPECIES. 



The success of Forestry depends in the first place 

 upon a judicious selection of the species of tree which 

 is to be grown under a given set of conditions. A full 

 consideration of this matter is of great importance, 

 because mistakes made in the selection of species cannot, 

 as a rule, be rectified until after a considerable lapse of 

 time. Most indigenous species thrive almost equally 

 well on ordinary soils for a series of years, while those 

 unsuited for a particular locality only commence falling 

 off after perhaps 20, 30 or even more years. 



The full success of a species depends on many things, 

 amongst which the following deserve special atten- 

 tion : 



1. Suitability for the objects of management. 



2. Adaptability to the desired sylvicultural system. 



