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in the form (jf piitches cut clt-ar, while reproduction is 

 secured naturalh' from the bordering trees. The portion 

 of the stand left standing may be cut under the shelter- 

 wood s\'stem, or it mav be cut clear and the area planted. 

 An illustration may be taken from a case in southern 

 Europe that once came under the author's observation. 

 The forest was composed of beech and spruce. It so 

 happened that the natural repr(;duction of beech in that 

 district was better than that of the spruce. The use of 

 the shelterwood system would have resulted in an increase 

 of beech m the ntw stand. Accordingh', the first cut- 

 tings were in the form of patches, made about as wide as 

 the tree-height. Care was taken to leave abundant seed- 

 trees of spruce on the border. The light seed was read- 

 ily distributed over the area, while beech-seed is scarceh' 

 carried beyond the periphery of the crowns. Good 

 reproduction was secured on the plots, and a certain pro- 

 portion of spruce in the new crop was thus guaranteed. 

 The balance was then reproduced by the shelterwood 

 method, the beech predominating in the new repro- 

 duction. 



