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branches soon points out that a great mistake has been 

 made in the space of ground allotted, and that the ultimate 

 size to which the particular specimen would attain had 

 never, at the time of planting, been duly considered. There 

 is little left then to be done but either to put up with crowded 

 and ill-formed specimens, or to attempt their removal to 

 more suitable quarters. The latter, in the case of trees 

 that have been left undisturbed for many years, and when 

 tap and side roots have been sent down to a great depth for 

 safe anchorage, is quite out of the question, the only remain- 

 ing way out of the evil being to sacrifice the specimen by 

 having it stubbed out and removed. In any case, in the 

 event of one tree encroaching too closely on another, no 

 time should be lost in deciding which is to be removed, for, 

 if they crowd into and interfere with each other, the branches 

 on that side will get thin and die off, and the tree will thus 

 lose the uniformity of appearance on which its whole beauty 

 depends. Should crowding of specimen trees be per- 

 mitted for even a few years, partial disfiguration of the 

 trees will have been brought about, and it will take years of 

 careful management to restore them to their original beauty. 



In order to plant with any degree of certainty as to future 

 results, it is absolutely necessary to become first of all well 

 acquainted with the nature and habit of every tree planted, 

 as also the properties and peculiarities of the various soils, 

 and aspect and position of the ground to be planted. 



Probably no other branch of forestry requires sound 

 judgment and correct ideas to such an extent as the laying- 

 out of parks and grounds, ' or, in other words, landscape 

 and ornamental planting and this knowledge can only 

 be attained by perseverance, investigation, and study. 



In selecting sites for the various trees, it will be well to 

 bear in mind that certain species are better suited than 

 others for planting in exposed places, for using in particular 

 soils, and for inserting in either dry or damp ground. 



By the lake or pond side the Deciduous Cypress 

 (Taxodium distichum), the Bhoton Pine (Pinus excelsa), 

 the beautiful cut-leaved Imperial Alder (Alnus glutinosa 

 imperialis), the Golden and Purple Willows may all be 



