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of various kinds are all suited for planting on well- drained 

 bog. 



Among coniferous trees, a large number are well suited 

 for planting in reclaimed peat bog. By way of experiment 

 I have planted specimens of various kinds in newly-formed 

 plantations, and in nearly every case the trees have grown 

 well, particularly when partially sheltered. Cupressus 

 macrocarpa is one of the best, and not one whit behind it are 

 C. Lawsoniana and C. Goveniana. Wellingtonia gigantea 

 and Sequoia semper vir ens have done well, while Pinus 

 laricio and P. austriaca grow freely. I find that the majority 

 of the recently introduced conifers do well on prepared peat 

 bog that is, where a quantity of loam has been incor- 

 porated with the bog and all superfluous moisture drained 

 away. 



(2) Chalky Soils. The beech is peculiarly well suited 

 for planting in chalk districts, for it will grow and produce 

 a large quantity of excellent timber where but a few inches 

 of loam overlie the chalk. It is a fact that, in Southern 

 England particularly, in order to find where the chalk beds 

 lie, one has only to be guided by the line traced out by the 

 largest and most luxuriant beeches. 



The beech will grow freely enough on almost pure chalk, 

 but it certainly flourishes best where loam, say, from 1 ft. 

 to 3 ft. in depth, overlies the chalk, or is incorporated with 

 it, as on the Chiltern Hills. 



The Norway maple (Acer platanoides) revels in a chalky 

 soil, and so does A. colchicum rubrum. These are both 

 handsome, hardy, large-growing trees, and well suited for 

 extensive forest-planting under certain conditions of soil. 

 White poplar (Populus alba) is an excellent tree for planting 

 in chalky districts indeed, it is surprising to see to what an 

 immense size it attains on almost pure chalk. 



Other poplars that do almost equally well on the chalk 

 formation are P. monilifera and P. canadensis, both ex- 

 cellent, free-growing trees. Elms, particularly the Hunting- 

 don and the American, grow rapidly, and attain to a large 

 size, where but a small quantity of loam is present in the 

 chalk. The wych elm grows freely in chalky districts, 



