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as the strip method. All through the work botanical collections were 

 made, by felling trees if necessary, in order to check up the identifications. 

 Thus such identifications as were made were checked up in Manila and 

 those that could not be made were determined by systematic botanists. 

 Thus a fair idea, was obtained of the composition of the forest. 5 



Tables VI and VTI show the stand of timber on two types on the 

 Mindoro delta plain. (All trees over 40 centimeters were measured.) 



Table VI. — Narra type {average of 28. 't hectares.) 



Scientific name. 



Common name. 



Diptebocabpaceae: 



Pentacnu contorta Merr. A: Rolfe White Isaac. 



Skorea guUo Blame Guijo 



Dipteroca/rpus sp, Apitong 



Dipterocarput affiniv Brandis Hagachac ... 



Total DipUroearpaceac . j 



Legtjminosae: 

 PVerocarpuM indk us Wllld. Narra 



Anaca rdiacbae: 



Koordertiodendronpinnatum Merr. Amuguie — 



Dracontomclum duo Merr. tt Rolfe Dao 



Number 



of trees 



per 

 hectare. 



11.811 

 4.243 



2. 555 

 .450 



COVBRKTAOEAE: 



Tertninatia peUucida Presl — .-. 



TerminaUn nitent Presl - - 



Agupanga? . 



Sacat . - _ 



Bi'hsf.iiackae: 



I'ili 





Pagsahinguin 



Ulmaceae: 

 CettUtrp, — - 





All others 6 









4.702 

 3.395 



4.709 



8. 126 



21.498 



Per 



cent. 



22. 2;! 



0.37 



3.83 



.08 



22.059 i 33.11 



7.00 

 5. 10 

 7.07 



1.69 

 32. 20 



00. 02S 100 



5 For a more detailed statement of the composition and character of this forest 

 see Merritt, M. L. and Whitford, H. N. A Preliminary Working Plan for the 

 Public Forest Tract of the Mindoro Lumber and Logging Company. Bongabon, 

 Mindoro. P. I. Bureau of Forestry (Philip.) Bulletin 6 (1906) 1-5.5. 



6 See Merritt & Whitford I. 0., 53-55, for list. 



