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  acres 
  for 
  forest 
  plantations 
  on 
  their 
  lauds, 
  it 
  would 
  greatly 
  enhance 
  

   the 
  value 
  of 
  theii' 
  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, 
  j^inea, 
  jeffreyi, 
  

   insignis, 
  sahiniana, 
  torreyana, 
  and 
  ponderosa; 
  various 
  sorts 
  of 
  Gums, 
  as 
  

   Eucalyptus 
  globulus 
  or 
  Tasmanian 
  Blue 
  Gum, 
  Stringy 
  Bark, 
  etc., 
  Uohinia 
  

   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, 
  mendesii, 
  and 
  excelsa, 
  Californian 
  and 
  European 
  SiJruce, 
  Laricc 
  

   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 
  Aider, 
  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 
  twent^^-five 
  years. 
  

  

  I 
  will 
  now 
  give 
  the 
  size 
  and 
  age 
  of 
  a 
  few 
  varieties 
  of 
  some 
  trees 
  in 
  my 
  

   grounds 
  near 
  CUve. 
  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^ 
  30 
  inches 
  in 
  circumference, 
  or 
  10 
  inches 
  in 
  diameter 
  ; 
  

   about 
  20 
  feet 
  high 
  ; 
  age, 
  3 
  years 
  and 
  11 
  months. 
  

  

  Cupressiis 
  macrocarpa, 
  63 
  inches 
  in 
  circumference, 
  or 
  21 
  inches 
  in 
  

   diameter 
  ; 
  about 
  30 
  feet 
  high 
  ; 
  10 
  years 
  old. 
  

  

  Pinus 
  maritima, 
  37 
  inches 
  in 
  circiimference, 
  or 
  12 
  inches 
  in 
  diameter 
  ; 
  

   26 
  feet 
  high 
  ; 
  7 
  years 
  old. 
  

  

  Pi7ius 
  austriaca, 
  33 
  inches 
  in 
  circumference, 
  or 
  11 
  inches 
  in 
  diameter; 
  

   18 
  feet 
  high 
  ; 
  7 
  years 
  old. 
  

  

  Pi7ius 
  insignis, 
  46 
  inches 
  in 
  circumference, 
  or 
  15 
  inches 
  in 
  diameter 
  ; 
  

  

  about 
  40 
  feet 
  high 
  ; 
  8 
  years 
  and 
  11 
  months 
  old, 
  

  

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