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THE WHITE PINE. 



TaBI.k \U .— Measurements of White Pint- fjrown under similur coiiditionn, tfrouped in age dassen for nrerarjing. 

 (The groups uf trees measureil are sample trets recorded iu Table VI.] 



Cifonp, location, and deflcrlptiou of site. 



Mastaehtisettt and Xetr JIamptfiire. 



"Vriiito Pint- niixod -wiih hardwood?* on a hill. Soil, 

 Itrowii or yt'llowiah j*audy loam, im-diiun sizi-d jrraiu. 

 lijjht. loose, fresh, and well drained, with a leafy sur- 

 face cover. Trees, 400-500 to t ho acre. 



I ! Ratio of 



Diani.i.r I tlie length 



wiiUliaik Tutal ! F.i. i„rof "' ^J"V° 



Accretion. 



Volnme ' 



of bolen. ' Cnirent Average 



aiiuiiul. 



3 ' 

 31 

 27 

 25 

 20 

 32 



1 

 26 



Avftrage. 



Massachusetts and Ken- Ilavipshire. 



While Pine on a level plain site. Soil, n brown or yel- 

 low-brown loamy sand, underlaid by .sand or sand with 

 gra\"el in medium or sometimes coarse grain, whallow, 

 porous, light, moderately Inose. fresh, and well drained, 

 with an abundant lealy surface cover. Trees, y5u-40O 

 to the acre. 



Average 



Pennsylvania. 



TVhiie Pine intermixed with hardwoods and occasional 

 Hemlock. Soil, clayey loam, with vellow-browu shales 

 iu it. deep, fresh, and well drained. 



Average 



Maiiif. 



White Pine with srattering Hemlock, occa-sional Spruce 

 and Fir. on a level idain site; scanty underj:rowth of 

 Hazel and young Hemlock. Sdl. gr-iy sand, some- 

 times brown or loamy, with 3 inches vegetable mold, 

 deep, fresh, leafy surface rover; clayey subsoil 

 protiably 4 or 5 feet below surface. Density of crown 

 cover, 0.7. Trees. 370 to the acre. 



Average . 



Penntnilvania. 



From a young White Pine grove mixed with mature 

 Spruce", Hemlock, and scattering hardwoods. Soil, 

 freeh sand, well drained. 



Average . 



OROLT* li. 

 Wisconsin. 



An open grove of hardwoods, in which White Pine is 

 scattered in varying proportions, on broken land, with 



frequent swamns in the htdlows: undrrgrowtli. of 



young hardwood: 



Soil, light-brown sandy loam, medium tinr grain, 



, Kir. few Hemlock, anil Hnrnl)eam. 



loose, deep. frt-sh,and well drained, with an abuudaut 

 leafy surface cover. 



Average 



