AVHKUE PIJ^E SEEDLINGS CAN BE FOUND 53 



A linnted supply ot these bulletins is still available to 

 those only who care to make definite use of them. They 

 should be read in connection with this bulletin, in order to 

 get a more complete idea of doing something in practical 

 forestry. 



Collect Native Seedlings on Your Own Farm or in Your 

 Vicinity and Transplant Them. 



After years of experience in purchasing and transplant- 

 ing white pine seedlings from nurserymen, and endeavoring 

 to make the restocking of lands to forests a simple and 

 economic problem here in New England, I believe the key- 

 note to the whole situation was reached Avhen we demon- 

 strated that the seedlings are already on hand if we will but 

 look around for them. The only effort and expense neces- 

 sary is to see that they are transplanted where they should 

 go. 



tFpon careful examination the writer has found in differ- 

 ent sections where the wiiite pine [pinus strobus) is native, 

 young natural seedlings in large numbers. It is to empha- 

 size the importance of utilizing these resources already at 

 hand and to give the public the benefit of our experience 

 in handling them that this bulletin is offered. 



Where Young Fine Seedlings (Trees) Can Be Found. 



Wherever pine trees grow to any size, varying from six 

 inches or more in diameter, they begin to bear cones, which 

 are the seed bearing organs of the tree. When these cones 

 mature, which is usually during the fore part of September 

 in this latitude, they open up while still hanging on the 

 trees, allowing the winged seed to fall out. These seeds are 

 scattered, more or less, according to the wind blowing at 

 the time. The seeds that fall in favorable places germinate 

 and grow. It is from this source that our pine trees found 

 so commonly throughout New England come. Nature is 

 very bounteous and beneficent with us, for with all of our 



