Bui. 544, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



Plate IV. 



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Fiq. 1.— Seed Trees Near at Hand. Stocking Dense in Consequence. 



Fig. 2.— Seed Trees at a Distance. Stocking in Groups and as Widely Scattered 



Individuals. 



GENESIS OF OLD FIELD SPRUCE STANDS. 



