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ber than twelve hundred to each acre, and such plantations of trees shall have 

 grown to an average height of six feet, the owner ofsucli plantations may appear 

 before the board of relief of the town in which such plantation is located, and on 

 proving a compliance with tlie conditions herein, such plantations of trees shall be 

 exempt from taxation of any kind for a perioti of twenty years thereafter. (Ap- 

 proved March 31, 1S86, Chapter XC.) 



For some years I have made a study of our forest trees, and 

 have collected cabinet specimens of nearly every tree mentioned 

 in this article, showing the bark, sap, and heartwood of each spe- 

 cies. When complete, it will find its proper place in the cabinet 

 of our Association. 



The full value has been obtained by a determination of the spe- 

 cific gravity and the ash of the dry wood. 



I wish to acknowledge my indebtedness to Messrs. John P. Hall, 

 Julius H. Yale, Nathan S. Baldwin, George and Charles I. Foster, 

 and others who have assisted me in identifying the different trees 

 and procuring specimens for my collection. 



I. CONIFERS. The Pine Family. 



This Order comprises some of the most magnificent trees known, 

 and valuable for their timber as well as for their products, which 

 include the turpentines, resins, pitch, tar, etc. The woody fiber 

 of the plants of this Order, under a high magnifying power, ex- 

 hibit peculiar circular disks or markings. 



Section i. THE PINE AND FIR TRIBE. 



1. PINUS STROBUS. (Linn.) 

 ^A^hite Pine. New England Pine. 



This is one of our most valuable trees, growing from one hund- 

 red to a hundred and fifty feet high, with stem sometimes four feet 

 in diameter. Wood light, soft, not strong, very close, straight- 

 grained, compact, easily worked and susceptible of a beautiful 

 polish. Comparatively free from turpentine. More largely man- 

 ufactured into lumber, shingles, laths, etc., than that of any other 

 tree. Grows rapidly on light, poor, sandy soils. Specific gravity, 

 0.3854; ash, 0.19. 



