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acres for forest plantations on their lands, it would greatly enhance 
the value of their estates, and benefit both the present and a future 
generation. The expense of planting a few acres would not be great, and 
the benefit thereof would no doubt be very remunerative, 
I will now point out a few varieties of such trees as are of rapid 
growth, and suitable for this part of the country, I will say from the sea 
coast to the foot of our mountain ranges, both North and South, from 
Napier (on hills), either under grass or slightly covered with fern,—the 
various sorts of pines, of which the seed could be sown where they should 
remain, without transplanting, such as Pinus austriaca, or Austrian pine, 
Pinus halepensis, Aleppo pine, P. maritima, P. lariceo, pinea, jeffreyi, 
insignis, sabiniana, torreyana, and ponderosa; various sorts of Gums, as 
Eucalyptus globulus or Tasmanian Blue Gum, Stringy Bark, etc., Robinia 
pseudo-acacia (the thorny acacia), a tree of rapid growth; the timber is 
very strong and durable, particularly suited for fencing-posts. Of the 
following varieties the seeds should be sown in nursery beds, and when one 
or two years old, transplanted; this would be more expensive than when 
the seed can be sown where the trees are to remain, but as these are of 
slow growth for the first year or two, the labour of keeping them clear of 
weeds in open plantations would be too expensive. The following would 
be suitable, and are of rapid growth after the first two years :—Abies 
douglasii, menziesii, and excelsa, Californian and European Spruce, Laria 
or Larch Pine, Ash, and Mountain Ash. The seeds of all those mentioned 
are cheap and easily obtainable. Cuttings of the Elm, Plane, and Poplar, 
which grow very freely, should be planted. The Alder, Almus glutinosa, is 
likewise of rapid growth and makes good timber, and is particularly suited 
for wet or swampy grounds, A mixed plantation of the various trees 
mentioned would yield a good return in twenty or twenty-five years. 
I will now give the size and age of a few varieties of some trees in my 
grounds near Clive. All the trees are measured two feet above the surface 
of the ground, the seeds of all were sown by myself; dates taken from my 
diary, 
Thuja knightii, 80 inches in circumference, or 10 inches in diameter; 
about 20 feet high ; age, 8 years and 11 months. 
Cupressus macrocarpa, 68 inches in circumference, or 21 inches in 
diameter ; about 30 feet high; 10 years old. 
Pinus maritima, 87 inches in circumference, or 12 inches in diameter; 
26 feet high ; 7 years old. 
Pinus austriaca, 88 inches in circumference, or 11 inches in diameter ; 
18 feet high ; 7 years old. | 
Pinus insignis, 46 inches in circumference, or 15 inches in diameter; 
about 40 feet high ; 8 years and 11 months old. " 9e - 
