MEN OF THE TREES 



on being able to obtain a continuous supply of this valu- 

 able wood. 



I therefore venture to include the results of my first 

 experiments. 



The permanent Quadrats showed the following per- 

 centages of regenerated species after the first season: 



Permanent Quadrat Chart No. I 



Per Cent. 

 Gossweilrodendron balsamiferum 69 



Guarea sp. 14.5 



Khaya sp. 12.5 



Lovoa Klaineana 1 1 



Entandrophragma 1 1 



Ricinodendron africana i 



Chlorophora excelsa .j 



Pentaclethra macrophylla .5 



This quadrat was made under fairly close canopy, and 

 the natural regeneration resulted in 200 seedlings, or 

 2,000 to the acre. 



Permanent Quadrat Chart No. 2 



Per Cent. 

 Gossweilerodendron balsamiferum 96.8 

 Khaya sp. 1.6 



Guarea sp. 1.2 



Lovoa Klaineana .4 



This quadrat showed 500 seedlings, to 5,000 to the 

 acre. 



Under the Periodic Block System, Khaya sp. were 



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