Eul. 1051, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



PLATE XV. 



Fig. 1.— After being protected for a period of 5 years, this longleaf pine was defoliated by fire (in 

 February, 1917) up to a height of about 10 feet. The photograph was taken in the following 

 April, when the new leaves were beginning to show. 



fi',. 2. The ame stand as above, photographed a1 the close or the second season of growtl 

 (January. 1919). The tree growth wa i notably checked during the first year (see p. 12), because 

 of the extra drain In completely renewing the foliage, 'inly the small stunted "runts," result 

 j og fi'>iii a formei period of annual burning, were killed i> , the Bre. 



