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of this that came under our own observation lately will be 

 given as an example. Fully half of a plantation 130 acres 

 in extent was planted with larch, the remainder being com- 

 posed of oak and Spanish chestnut, placed at regular 



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distances apart throughout the whole extent of the wood. 

 Now, the soil was gravelly for a considerable distance down, 

 and, consequently, fairly well suited for the chestnut and 



the oak, but just the reverse for the larch, which, on such a 



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