TREES TO PLANT 



culture, it is clear that no other coniferous 

 tree cultivated in this country can be ranked 

 on a par with the larch. Substitutes for the 

 larch as a valuable timber-producing tree 

 have frequently been recommended, but in 

 the true sense of the word none can be termed 

 substitutes except, indeed, in the narrowest 

 sense, although doubtless some of those whose 

 claims have been set forth might reflect one 

 or more of its valuable qualities, but this is 

 the widest limit of comparison. 



Some recommendations in favour of the 

 larch for afforesting purposes are : 



1. The timber of no other conifer grown in 

 this country is so valuable in a young state, 

 as from an early age the thinnings can be 

 profitably utilised for stakes, temporary fenc- 

 ing, and rustic work, which will not equally 

 apply to any other of the family. 



2. The larch in point of hardihood can 

 favourably compare with any other, quite 

 equalling the Scotch and Austrian pines when 

 planted at high, exposed altitudes, even up 

 to 1,100 feet. 



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