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PLATE I. Planted white pine, 43 years old Frontispiece 



II. White pine plantations. Fig. 1 Plantation on rocky soil near Bridge- 

 water, Mass. Fig. 2 Plantation on almost pure sand, East Green- 

 wich, R. I 8 



III. Interior of plantation in exposed situation on Narragansett Bay 8 



IV. A seed spot in the forest 16 



V. Fig. 1 White pine weevil at work in terminal shoot. Fig. 2 Good 



recovery after an attack of white pine weevil 16 



VI. Fig. 1 A 3-year-old nursery-grown seedling after being two years 

 planted in the forest. Fig. 2 Young white pine, two years after 

 being set in a mature forest, showing mulch of oak and chestnut 



leaves 20 



VII. Terminal shoot of white pine, showing excellent growth and seed 



production 20 



VIII. A good seedbed for natural reproduction 24 



IX. Two white pines, each 9 years old 24 



X. Artificial seedbed with movable shades , 28 



XI. Soil of suitable character for first-rate growth of white pine 28 



XII. Two-year-old white pine seedlings 32 



XIlI. Fig. 1 A poorly pruned tree. Fig. 2 Same tree well pruned 32 



TEXT FIGURES. 



"FiG. 1. Marker for seedbed 34 



2. Shade for seedbed 35 



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