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the count ry. It was Inst applied to the cut poles and later to the 

 trees that produced them. 



The lodgepole pine is well adapted to initiate natural re- 

 forestation upon these mountain slopes. It is capable of making 

 its start beneath the shade of a few well chosen herbaceous 

 plants which it soon overshadows and supplants as the domi- 

 nating feature of the landscape. It, in turn, produces a dense 

 shade beneath which the earlier natural stand may return 

 slowly but ultimately to the region. Beneath the lodgepole it is 

 possible for seedlings of the larch and Douglas fir to make their 

 start, but only after the lodgepole has reached the size of early 

 maturity and natural thinnings have appeared. 



Small burns and large areas each have their special interest 

 in relation to vegetation. While the larger areas may appear 

 more attractive, the smaller are in reality no less so if studied 

 intensively. The results attained from a study of either may be 

 of equal botanical importance. 



Mount Vernon, N. Y. 



