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hrough the kind interest of Dr. Walter B. James, the State 
’ ation 
The plants averaged about six inches high. They were set 
by removing a small piece of sod at each planting spot and se- 
re was run on posts about 
pulled up a few of the plants, but in both instances they were 
caught in the oct oe be trees teplente 
The season h tati | i 
every tree has grown, some of them mane shoates up to ten 
inches long. 
Late in June, the grass around the trees was cut with sickles, 
and will be cut again | the season, precaution against 
damage by winter fires e white pine thrives at th en 
as is show: old, presumably planted, trees near the museu 
building and elsewhere, those now about eighteen years 
nd less in the pinetu e cannot be sure that white pine 
trees are native to the reservation. The blister-rust disease, 
which has caused much damage to young trees in t has 
not appeared as yet with us; this fun as to have currant or 
gooseberry bushes in proximity te pines in order to exist, 
inasmuch as one stage of its life-history is spent on the pine and 
another, alternating one, on currants or gooseberries; recent 
