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SECTION II. NATURAL REGENERATION OF WOODS .... 132 



A. Natural Regeneration by Seed 132 



I. Natural Regeneration under Shelter-woods .... 132 



1. The Compartment System 135 



a. Preparatory Stage 136 



1>. Seeding Stage 141 



o. Final Stage 144 



d. Marking the Trees for Removal 149 



2. The Strip System 150 



3. The Group System 152 



4. The Selection System 157 



5. Comparative Merits of the four Systems . . . . 158 



II. Natural Regeneration from Adjoining Woods . . , 161 



B. Natural Regeneration by Shoots and Suckers .... 164 



SECTION III. CHOICE OF METHOD OF FORMATION . . . . . 169 



A. Choice between Direct Sowing and Planting . . . .170 



B. Choice between Artificial Regeneration, and Natural Re- 



generation by Seed 175 



C. Combination of Several Methods of Formation . . . . 178 



SECTION IV. FORMATION OF MIXED WOODS 180 



1. Even-aged Mixed Woods 181 



2. Uneven-aged Mixed Woods 185 



CHAPTER III. 



TENDING OF WOODS 189 



SECTION I. TENDING OF WOODS DURING EARLY YOUTH . ... 192 



1. Protection against External Dangers 192 



2. Preservation of a proper Density of the Crop 195 



3. Cleaning of Young Woods 196 



4. Preservation of a proper Mixture 197 



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