green, a1 though mas: of their roots were deed. The limit of their en- 
durance having been jb seed, however, a disturbance of the ecclo?d crl 
factors brought on the sudden mi simultaneous death of all : he trees of 
fchg region, 
BKK)P.]CTA'2I0H. 
The only possible way to correot the t rouble and taate the soil again 
suitable for the growth of the native .treea is to drain it* This, of 
OOvTse, If entirely out of the question. The broad create of the ridge® 
jtre already veritable suatsps so far as their soil end drainage ar r> con¬ 
cerned, and it should he? po&slbla to build up on t: ese a formation of 
plants adapted to awa^' life and imitate- to its ills. Such tx jpbr-nfc forma¬ 
tion, to ho effective, &u&t os nsiat of trees.* shrubs, yIjids, ferns, and 
mosses. These islands are devoid of swamp* e., -snd the local flora offers 
no tree ?di*eh esn be of use in a jr-ortp formation. It ni 11 therefore he 
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ns cons ary t o oh t- in plants inhabiting swrape and lowlands in other cron®- 
tries, these will he carefully test ed under the cendit one prevailing 
on Usui, and it 1 b hoped that we rcay, in this manner f secure a®liable 
trees which rill form a permanent part of a new forest. 
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