22 Pinus Laricio. 



On soils which appear suitable for the 

 growth of larch, and yet the larch does not 

 thrive, try the Pinus laricio, or Corsican 

 pine. This is a tree worthy of a place in our 

 woodlands ; it is catholic in its tastes, it is 

 hardy, grows rapidly, and yields a coarse but 

 useful timber, and is seldom attacked by 

 ground game. Let it be fairly tried, and I 

 think it will surpass the Scotch. 



Again, on sandy loams, fairly sheltered, 

 with a porous subsoil, grow the Pseudosuga 

 Douglasii or Douglas fir. This tree should 

 be more fully grown, it is worthy of a trial. 

 My own experience points to double or treble 

 the amount of timber in a given time to that 

 of the Scotch pine, silver fir, or larch. The 

 timber, too, is excellent in quality. I have 

 many of these under my management, and in 

 every case they have left the other conifers, 

 planted among them at the same time, far 

 behind. Where there is doubt in the matter of 

 larch, mix them with other trees such as I 

 have named, so that if one crop fails you can 

 fall back upon the other. 



Then, as to prevention and cure, the only 



