1 20 Undcricood : the Planting, Growth, Conversion, Sale, ^r. 
•sliall be made a vu'.e of tlie Court of Queen's Bench, pursuant to the statute ii. 
t]iat case made and provided. 
Contract for Pnrcliaser. 
1 do hereby acknowledge tliat I have this day jiurchased, by public Auction, 
Lot of the Underwood mentioned in the foregoing Particulars, for 
the sum of and have paid into the hands of the Auctioneer the sum 
of as a deposit, and in part payment of the said purchase-monej'' ; 
and I do hereby agree to paj' the remaining sum of unto the 
Vendor's Agent, at , oii or before the Gth day of May, 18 , and in all 
other respects, on my part, to fulfil the foregoing Conditions of Sale. 
As witness my hand this 5th day of November, IS . 
Purchase-money for Lot .. £ 
Deposit now paid .. .. £ 
Eemaining unpaid 
"Witness 
Contract for Vendor. 
I do hereby acknowledge that has been this day declared Purchaser 
of Lot of the Underwood mentioned in the foregoing Particulars, 
at the sum of and that he has paid into my hands as a 
ileposit, and in part payment of the said purchase-money ; and I do hereby 
agree that the Vendor shall, in all respects, fulfil on his part the foregoing 
Conditions of Sale. 
As witness my hand this 5th day of November, 18 . 
Piirchase-money for Lot . . £ 
Deposit now paid .. .. £ 
Picmaining unpaid 
Witness 
No underwood varies more in value than alder and willow, 
locally known as powderwood. When wars prevail alder is in 
demand. In the piping times of peace it is a drug and is sold 
for firewood. It has the merit of growing and thriving in bogs 
and swamps, in which little else can live. The period at which 
powderwood can be stripped is from the 24th of May to 24th of 
June. 
Within a circle of ten miles round Midhurst 1500 acres of 
underwood are annually sold by auction, chiefly on the fore- 
going terms. One working coppice-buyer is frequently surety 
for another. To the honour of the craft, instances of men 
failing to meet their payments are rare. Landowners will find 
it greatly to their advantage to keep the clearing roads in good 
order, also fences, water rails, and gates. Cattle, as well as 
hares and rabbits, are very partial to the " first shoot." 
A recent introduction of hoops from abroad, at a low price, 
threatened to injure the English trade. The foreign hoops have 
not proved durable and the home-made are again in request. 
