REFORESTATION IN MASSACHUSETTS. 



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Trees suitable for Forest Planting in Massachusetts. 



Nurserymen. 

 AMERICAN NURSERYMEN. 



Northeastern Forestry Company, . . New Haven, Conn. 

 American Forestry Company, . . South Framingham, Mass. 



D. Hill, Dundee, 111. 



Evergreen Nursery Company, . . Sturgeon Bay, Wis. 



Garfield Williamson, .... 52 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 



Massachusetts State Forester, . . Boston, Mass. 1 



J. Heins Sohne, . 

 Julius Hansen, 

 Pierre Sebire & Son, 

 Dickson Nurseries, 

 Peter Schott, 



FOREIGN NURSERYMEN. 



Holstenbeck, Ger. 



Pinneberg, Ger. 



Ussy, Calvados, France. 



Chester, Eng. 



Knittelshem, Rheinpfalz, Ger. 



Spacing of Trees. 



In order to produce a dense stand of trees, where the lower 

 branches will die off and fall to the ground from lack of light, 

 giving a clear, straight bole (Fig. 14), so desirable for lumber 

 purposes, the trees should be set 6 feet apart each way, or about 

 1,210 to the acre. The exact number will necessarily vary ac- 

 cording to the condition of the land. On rough, stony tracts, 



1 The State Forester often knows of local growers that have from one thousand to five 

 hundred thousand trees for sale each year, and is glad to give information in regard to 

 them. 



