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awkwardly as the timber left on the estate will 
only last for a few years, and only in a few cases 
will water power be available to work the machin- 
ery. Every planter ought to plant 5 or 10 acres 
of trees yearly. The question is what trees had 
better be planted. Quick growing ones should 
be chosen, Semul (Bombax Malabaricum) grows 
very quickly, strikes readily from cuttings and 
comes on well from seed. The wood is very soft 
but does very well for tea boxes and for planks, 
which will only be used for a short time. All 
cuttings or seedlings should be planted at as low 
an elevation as possible. 
Mullotar (Macaranga) another very fast grow- 
ing tree is useful for tea boxes and walls of coolie 
lines. Wood will not last long. 
For fire-wood the Kooail (Sponia Poletoria) 
would do well, it is not a large tree, but grows 
very quickly and germinates well. If 10 acres 
of this tree were planted 10 by 10 feet, it would 
keep a garden in engine wood entirely after 3 
yoars, or at most 4 years, A single tree would 
