TREES BEST ADAPTED FOE VARIOUS SOILS. 



Among the newer conifers, 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. Goveniaiia. Wellingtonia gigantea- 

 and Sequoia sempervirens have done well, while Pinu? 

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

 of the recently-introduced conifers do well 011 prepared peat 

 bog that is, where a quantity of loam has been incorporated 

 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 arid produce a 

 large quantity of excellent timber where but a few inches ol 

 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 incor- 

 porated with it. 



The Norway maple (Acer platanoides) revels in a chalky ' 

 soil, and so does A^cojc^.icumj:ubrum, which are both 

 handsome, hardy, large-growing trees7~5iid 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. monolifera, and P. canadensis. both 



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excellent, free-growing - tree's*.'** ~ lilrns, particularly the 

 Huntingdon and the American, grow rapidly, and attain 

 to a largd size, where but a small quantity of loam is 

 present in the chalk. The wych elm grows freely in 

 chalky districts, and this may also be said of the common 

 and silver-leaved lime. False acacia (Robinia Pseud- acacia) 

 is an excellent tree for chalky soils, and there attains to 



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