Plate I. 



Fig. I. — The face of a pure spruce cutting- looking west, Tharandt Forest. Ag-e 85. 

 Average height, 72 feet. Contents, 6300 cubic feet (above 2'y^ inches diameter). 

 Quality of soil. III. This ,«/««(/ was thinned on the old method and is conse- 

 quently somewhat thicker than what is now considered ideal. The crowns are 

 about one-third of the total heig^ht c>f the trees. 



Fic;. 2. — Diagram to illustrate the normal shape of the compartment and 

 the direction of the rides with reference to the points of the compass. 

 (The width of the rides is out of proportion for the sake of clearness.) 



\_ToJncc p. 184. 



