III. 



WHAT TO PLANT. 



No general and comprehensive answer to 

 this question can be given. The answer in 

 any particular case will be determined by the 

 special object one has in view in planting, and 

 also by the character of the climate and soil 

 where the trees are to grow ; in part, also, by 

 the personal preferences of the planter. If 

 one is planting for the purpose of securing the 

 best return of timber or lumber from his for- 

 est, he will, very properly, plant a different 

 class of trees from what he would choose for 

 the purpose of making a wind-break or to add 

 their charm of beauty to a lawn. If the land 

 which he proposes to devote to the growth 

 of trees is of a light, sandy character, his se- 

 lection of trees will be different from what 

 it would be if the soil were a deep, rich 



