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poses, the chief use being that of railroad 

 ties. On account of the remarkable powers 

 of endurance which this wood possesses 

 (due to the oil it contains), it is very valu- 

 able when a wood is required which must be 

 placed in contact with the soil for a period 

 of years. 



Sylviculturally considered, the Deodar 

 is an easy tree to regenerate naturally ; 



position most admirably, although if not 

 looked after it will gradually suppress the 

 Deodar ; but this danger is avoided by 

 girdling the Pine over large areas, when- 

 ever it has served its purpose and threatens 

 to kill out the more valuable species. It 

 is an open question as to whether or not 

 this girdling had been carried too far ; in 

 certain cases it certainly appears so ; but 



DEODAR, SHOWING CHARACTERISTIC SHAPE WHEN BEATEN BY WIND. 



but each different locality must be treated if moderately applied it is without doubt 



in a different manner to insure success. a great help to the forest's future value. 



On moist northerly slopes the species grows All over the sunny southern slopes, little 



flourishingly under most any condition of groups of Deodar can be seen taking advan- 



shade ; but on the dry southerly slopes it tage of the shade of Spruce, Pine, Oak and 



almost invariably requires a nurse of some even Rhododendron, although the mother 



kind during youth. Blue Pine fdls this Deodar may be a hundred yards away. 



