CHAPTER V. 



PLANTING continued. 



AS TO THE CHOICE OF TREES TO PLANT. 



CONCERNING ALSO THE SPECIAL DEMANDS OF TIMBER 

 TREES, AND THEIR HABITS, AND THE CONDITIONS 

 SUITED TO THEIR GROWTH, AND THEIR FINANCIAL 

 RETURNS. 



BEFORE describing the actual methods by which trees may 

 be planted, it is necessary to discuss at some length : 



(1) The individual demands of trees as to locality and 



soil. 



(2) Their peculiarities of growth, and the conditions 



suited to their growth. 



(3) The financial returns that may be anticipated from 



planting any particular species. 



For, without such knowledge, and without paying the 

 very greatest attention to such considerations, it is impossible 

 ever to carry out planting operations with success. 



An enormous sum of money is annually wasted by 

 planting trees in localities and soils unsuited to them ; and 

 also by making injudicious mixtures of trees which are 

 otherwise suited to the locality. 



THE INDIVIDUAL DEMANDS OP TREES AS TO 

 LOCALITY AND SOIL. 



The chief factors determining the possibility of trees grow- 

 ing successfully, as far as locality and soil are concerned, are : 



(i) The supply of moisture in the soil and atmosphere. 



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