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COMPARISON OF INCIDENCE BY GROUPS, PETSUT, KATHA, 
1897 - 
Group 1 — 4. On the slight slope below the following group, in a belt 
without bamboos and with undergrowth more scanty or more thoroughly 
cut back. 
Tree No. 1, 28," BH. 12, codominant; undergrowth scanty; a few 
bamboos nearby; creepers abundant. 
Tree No. 2, 16§," BH. 8, suppressed ; undergrowth rather more 
scanty and cut back; climbers abundant; bamboos distant. 
Tree No. 3, 24§," BH. 7, dominant; stem thickly girt w T ith creepers ; 
undergrowth scanty and cut back; bamboos distant. 
Tree No. 4, 25", BH. 20, dominant; as above but only slight 
creeper growth. 
Group 5 — 8. In a zone higher up the slope than 1—4 ; height 
growth and general development much poorer; chosen mainly as less 
vigorous trees, that have had to contend with bamboos. 
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