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left; and only those that are known to be useless removed. 

 There are so many difficulties connected with the planting 

 and rearing of young trees, that it is at least wise to be pro- 

 vident and cautious. It is always well to remember that 

 years will be required to remedy a mistake, and that in many 

 cases the clearing away of the original jungle trees, has re- 

 sulted in a hopeless failure. In order to assist as much as 

 possible, I have made a list of some of the trees generally 

 found in Mysore ..jungles, and have endeavoured to classify 

 them. In the first group will be found those, that are gene- 

 rally considered to be good for shade, in the second ; those 

 that are not to be selected from choice, but from necessity ; 

 and in the third,~those that always should be removed, being 

 either useless or absolutely injurious to coffee, I may re- 

 mark that as a subject of vital importance to all Planters 

 in Mysore, I sincerely hope that others may be induced to 

 publish their views, and give the community the benefit of 

 their experience. For the most part, I shall confine myself 

 to the use of Local or Canarese names ; the sound of which 

 I shall endeavour to give in English also. Although I ven- 

 ture to give Botanical names to a few, I cannot vouch for 

 accuracy, as the operation of identification of many local 

 varieties and classes of jungle trees, is a matter calling for the 

 assistance of a skilled Botanist. The lopping, thinning and 

 training of primeval forest trees, constitute an operation of 

 considerable nicety, The axe and curcuttee are the only 

 instruments required, and the coolies must be closely super- 

 intended. Parasites and creepers m'ust be carefully removed 

 at the Commencement , as well as all drooping branches, and 

 such as would prevent a free current of air passing over the 

 coffee. Too much care cannot possibly be taken in the select^ 

 ion of the trees which are to be 'allowed to remain. With 

 the assistance of a couple of intelligent and active coolies, a 

 planter has no difficulty in " marking" all the trees that are 

 to be removed. The operation is one very easily performed, 

 nnd is best done with a piece of chalk, which leaves a plain 



