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growth as April ; and the growth of the Gum trees is very 

 fairly distributed over the whole year, rather more so than 

 in 1885-90. 



The Pines grow most in September, as they did in the 

 five-year period. The fact that they have two periods of 

 chief growth, March and September — and May and 

 December as months of least growth — contrasts with the 

 records of 1885-90, when 53 per cent, of the growth 

 occurred in the four months September to December 

 inclusive ; and the next best growth was 9 per cent., in 

 April. 



The Dlackwoods grow most in January, as in the five- 

 year period. January and October are their months of 

 best growth, as in the five-year period : and June and 

 August their months of least growth. July and August 

 being months of least growth in 1885-90. 



Table II. gives the monthly increase for nine years, and 

 percentages for the three periods, for six deciduous trees : 

 and one liobinia multiplied by 2. 



Tablk II. — Monthly Increase of Deciduous Trees for Nine Years ; and Percentages 

 of Increase for Five, Nine, and Fourteen Years. 



Decreases are printed in lieavier tyjie. 



May shows a decrease in three species, and no growth 

 in the I'oplars. Tliis differs from the period 1885-90, 

 when all the four species showed decrease in May, and the 

 I'oplars as much as 3 per cent. These I'oplars in the 



