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ment. It would appear to be better to give the 

 Weymouth and other pines and said species 

 of timber, especially the oaks, a start in order 

 to bring in the cypress when the oak is to be 

 thinned for the first time {see Fig. 2). On pine 

 soils of Class I. and II. it thrives with certainty, 

 but on poorer soils its raising is doubtful. The 

 longer time the seedling takes in growing the 

 greater is the danger from snow pressure, as is 

 the case with all cypresses, on account of the 

 greater extension and density of the foliage. It 

 is likely that the rapid growth of the Lawson 

 cypress in Great Britain, which is its climatic 

 home, accounts for the fact that it does not suffer 

 in spite of the heavier load of snow. Where the 

 sweet chestnut or oak can be grown the climate 

 should correspond as regards warmth, but in 

 colder situations there is a drawback to the 

 planting of the cypress, &c., by the way in 

 which the plant divides into several shafts just 

 above the ground. A small planting distance — 

 that is, a plant to i square yard — is always advis- 

 able for cleaning the boles. The laying out of 

 pure plantations is a doubtful procedure, as they 

 will hardly escape {{Agaricus melleus or Pestalozzia 

 funerea once take root. The many risks, those 

 from wild animals amongst others, have greatly 

 diminished the disposition to grow this species in 

 Germany, 



