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The Peculiarities of Growth and the Conditions suited to the 



Growth of Trees . . . . . 89-113 



A. Concerning the Growth peculiar to Individual Trees : 



(1) The Shape of the Crowns .... 90 



(2) The Relative Height Growth . . . .91 



(3) The Persistency and Vigour of Side Branches . 92 



(4) The Shade-bearing or Light-demanding Qualities of 



Trees ....... 95 



B. As regards the Conditions under which Trees may best 



be Grown : 



(1) The Age and Distance apart at which Trees should 



be Planted .... .96 



(2) The Merits and Demerits of Pure and Mixed Woods, 



and the Methods of Mixing . . . .97 



(a) Even-aged Woods . . . . .100 



() Uneven-aged Woods .... 103 



Good or Fair Mixtures .... 103 



Bad and Inferior Mixtures . . .105 



Summary ...... 108 



(3) The Choice of System . . . . .109 



(4) The Advisability or otherwise of a Rotation of Crop- 



ping . . . . . . .no 



(5) The Season for Planting . . . . 1 1 1 



As to the Financial Returns that may be anticipated by Planting 



one Species in preference to another . . . 114-115 



CHAPTER VI. 



PLANTING continued. 

 PLANTING OPERATIONS. 



CONCERNING ALSO THE ARTIFICIAL SOWING OF 

 CROPS OF TREES. 



The Different Methods of Planting Trees . . . 116-126 



(1) Planting in Pits . . . . . .116 



(2) Planting in Holes made with a Planting Spike . . 118 



(3) Planting with a Curved Planting Spade . . .119 



(4) Notching or Slitting . . . . . .120 



(5) Dibbling . . . . . . .122 



As to the Choice of Methods ..... 122 



The Number of Trees per Acre ..... 123 



Sundry matters relative to the Control of Planting Operations 124 



