Part III. ] Witt ; Sylviculture of Hardwickia hinata. 
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Part II.-F0RW VTI0I\ A^I) TEXDIAG OF 
AXJAX FORESTS. 
I. -Character and Composition of Anjan Forests. 
(1) Types of Anjan Forests. 
(o) Pure Forest ■. 
The gregarious nature of the Anjan lends itself to the formation of 
pure crops, but the most important factor in producing these pure forests 
appears to be the nature of the soil, and underlying rock. Under the 
heading “ Distribution and Composition of Anjan Forests in Nimar ”, 
we have already shown that the pure forests are entirely confined to the 
trap formation with its shallow, overlying sod. The most noticeable 
feature in this type of forest is the absence of natural reproduction. 
That the tree can reproduce itself naturally on this soil goes without say- 
ing, for otherwise this type of forest could never have arisen. It will be 
our endeavour, further on, to give an explanation for this phenomenon. 
Trap rock alone does not bear pure Anjan forest. In a letter from 
E. D. M. Hooper, Esq., Conservator of Forests, Central Circle, Madras 
Presidency, to the Conservator of Forests, Berar Circle, Central Pro- 
vinces {vide Indian Forester, Volume XXXI, page 102), we read : “In 
the Ahiri Zamindari to the south of the Bhimaram reserve, Anjan was 
found in 1881 over a restricted area — a pure forest, the stems being 
strangely imiform, varying in girth from 5 to 6 feet, and in height from 
40 to 60 feet, with clear straight bole. The soil was a quartzose red 
gravel, crunching under foot, and I have generally observed that 
wherever Hardwickia is very prevalent this soil occurs.” 
Generally we may say that pure Anjan is confined to the shallowest 
and poorest soils, the reason being, most hkely, that other species are not 
able to compete with it, on such sods. 
For the rest, reference may be made to what has already been said 
qnder “Distribution and Composition of Anjan Forests in Nimar.” 
