HORNBEAM 355 



the best trees to grow for coppice; for it will bear great 

 shade, and there will not be the same expense in keeping the 

 ground fully stocked. 



Hornbeam is admirably suited for the coppice in the 

 system of high forest with coppice. 



The Hornbeam may be cut over at ground level the year 

 it is planted ; but it is best to wait for another year. The 

 tree is not much checked by being transplanted, and grows 

 rapidly when young. 



Of Fungi. Nectria ditissima causes a canker on the 

 stems. 



Of Insects. Cockchafer grubs do much damage to 

 seedlings and young plants. 



The larvae of the Winter Moth (Geometra brumata) some- 

 times devour the foliage. 



