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most indispensable requisite in order to produce a 

 good crop of Scots fir, and it is never advisable to 

 plant this tree in veiy moist ground, or where drain- 

 ing is necessary to cany off the smface water." — 

 " Stiff land seems decidedly hostile to its growth." 

 — " On a deep rich soil it grows very fast, attains a 

 large size, and soon decays. In these cuxumstances, 

 its wood is spong}', and of inferior value." — " The 

 most important precept that can be delivered vdth 

 regard to this tree, is never to plant it either in wet 

 or vei^y 5^/^ land." 



" The larch is also a veiy hardy plant, and is sure 

 to thrive on any land that will answer for the Scots 

 fir. It is, however, less delicate in its choice of soil 

 than the latter, and -will grow in a much greater 

 degree of moisture." — This tree is one of the sm'est 

 growers we have in barren soils." 



" The spruce is as partial to moist land as the 

 Scots fir is to dry ; and in this particular these two 

 species stand directly opposed to one another." — 

 Spruce may indeed appear to thrive in a dry situa- 

 tion for a few years ; but by the time it reaches ten 

 or twelve feet in height, its lower branches will de- 

 cay, and after that period it will make little progress, 

 but remain even a cumberer of the soil." — " Spruce 

 seems to be most partial to a cold stiff clay : it is. 



