White Pine. This species is usually found on sandy or light 

 soils, but it will do well on any land that is well drained. It will 

 thrive in good soil as well as any other tree when once established. 

 The better the soil, the stronger its growth will be. 



Scotch Pine. On the poorest, sterile soils the Scotch and red 

 pine makes a faster growth than white pine, but the timber in these 

 species is not as valuable. These trees are particularly adapted to 

 such sites because they have a long root which goes deep in the 

 ground. The white pine is preferable, but on the poorest soils the 

 Scotch pine will make a more rapid growth. 



Spruce. Our native spruce is a slow-growing tree and difficult 

 to propagate. It develops so slowly that its use is not recommended. 

 The Norway spruce, which is used extensively abroad, is a much 

 faster grower and is equally desirable in all respects. It should be 

 used wherever spruce is to be planted. The spruces all require soil 

 of moderate quality, and should not be planted on sandy lands. 

 They will withstand a large amount of shade, and their use is 

 preferable for underplanting in an existing forest. It is also better 

 adapted than most of our conifers for planting in swamps or wet 

 locations. 



Hardwoods. At present we are not growing hardwoods in our 

 nurseries; but in the .Spring of 1909 we will sow a quantity of 

 black locust and yellow poplar seed for distribution in 1910. 



Whenever it is desired to raise oak or chestnut the acorn or nut 

 should be planted directly in the field where the future tree is 

 desired. 



Size oj Coniferous Plants Used. The smaller the tree that can be 

 planted and succeed, the cheaper the work can be done and the 

 greater profit finally secured. There is less shock in moving small 

 plants than large ones, which makes the risk and expense in plant- 

 ing smaller trees less. The size of tree required in order to succeed 

 will be determined by the amount and nature of the vegetation 

 where the planting is to be done, i. e., the amount of competition 

 it will encounter in order to grow. Seedlings, two years old, are 



