270 CHOICE OF METHOD OF FORMATION. 



artificially In- putting,' in stn)ii<i; jilants or slips, uiul in 

 some caries \>y sowing seed, such as acorns or chestnuts. 

 Only in rare cases are such stools replaced by natural 

 seedlings. 



3. Combination of Xntiirdl Ilef/encration by Seed witli 

 Rcfjeneration by Stool Shoots and Suckers. 



This case may occur in high forest, where the seedling trees 

 have been injured by frost, game, cattle, mice, hail, etc. ; it 

 may then be advisable to cut them back in order to get strong 

 healthy shoots. 



The combination occurs further in coppice with standards. 

 Here it is desirable that the standards should be seedling 

 trees, and their regeneration may be effected by the seed 

 falling naturally on the ground. 



4. Combination of Artificial Formation witJi Xatnral 

 Ilef/eneration by Seed and by Slioots. 



It occurs in coppice with standards, when a sutttcient 

 number of the latter cannot be obtained by natural 

 regeneration. 



