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The record of this work may consist of : 



1 . In the case of seedlings, such data as the following : 



a. Statistics of the number of seedlings of different 



sizes in a given area. 



b. Map showing the location of seedlings in relation 



to the parent tree. 



c. Diagrams of the form of seedlings of different 



ages and grown under different conditions. 



d. Comparative statement concerning all the differ- 



ent kinds of seedlings found and the years 

 required to attain to "planting size" for land- 

 scape use. 



2. In the case of vegetative offshoots of the various sorts, 

 such data as the following : 



a. Diagram of the principle mode of new plant 



production. 



b. Records for all the forms studied, of the usual 



nimaber of new shoots produced in one season 

 from a single crown; also the length of these 

 shoots (as determining the ability of the species 

 to spread). 



3 . In the case of all the foixas studied, a tabular statement 

 under column headings as follows : 



Name of plant. 



-P, . ^ ^ ^ moisture. 



Reqiurement as to 



sunlight. 

 Fruiting age. 

 Fruiting size. 

 Mode of increase. 

 Time of flowering. 

 Valued for what decorative quality. 

 Limitations as to its use. 

 Remarks. 



