NATIONAL AFFORESTATION 



for house joinery, boarding under slates, 

 railway sleepers, temporary buildings, head- 

 ings for barrels, boxes and packing-cases. 

 For war purposes Scotch pine timber has been 

 greatly in request by the Government, with 

 the result that the price has advanced con- 

 siderably. The Scotch pine is readily raised 

 from seed, transplants freely, grows rapidly, 

 is little subject to disease, and may well be 

 placed next to the larch for extensive afforest- 

 ing purposes. To sum up, there are few more 

 accommodating trees than the Scotch pine, 

 and, taking its economic importance into 

 account, it is beyond doubt one of the most 

 valuable trees for extensive planting. 



The Corsican pine is peculiarly suited for 

 all large planting operations, as it succeeds 

 well in poor soils at high elevations. For 

 general planting it is to be recommended, and 

 Sir Andrew N. Agnew, Bart., says: "There 

 is no tree that has come into general use 

 during the last half a century which has proved 

 so serviceable as the Corsican pine. At 

 least, that has been the experience on the 



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