Gold, Sport, and Coffee Planting in Mysore by Robert H. (Robert Henry) Elliot
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_Albizzia Moluccana._ Said to be a valuable tree for shade. Methods adopted when forming a shaded plantation. Great advantages of clearing without burning the forest. The order in which shade trees should be planted. The young shade trees require shade. The charcoal tree a good nurse. The management of young shade trees. The evils arising from excessive trimming of side branches of shade trees. Planting under the shade of the original forest trees. The value of leaving marginal belts of forest. The danger of a running fire. The quantity of shade required for varying aspects and gradients. The great differences between northern and southern aspects as regards heat. Western and eastern aspects. Importance of attending to the gradients, the quality of the soil, and its exposure to drying winds. |
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