92 THIRTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE 



outlay. There are no nurseries in this country or in Europe in which I 

 have seen as fine a stock of seedlings or transplants. In short, this nursery 

 has proved successful in the highest degree, and its appearance has evoked 

 words of hearty commendation from the many foresters who have visited 

 it for purposes of observation and instruction. 



The stock in this nursery at this date consists of: 



Four year-old transplants, White pine 21 ,000 



" " " Scotch pine 90 , 000 



Bull pine 1,600 



" " Norway spruce 67 , 000 



Three year-old transplants, White pine 66 , 000 



" " " Scotch pine 86 , 000 



" " " Red pine ■ 13 , 000 



Two year-old seedlings, White pine 6 beds 



Scotch pine 6 " 



Red pine 5 " 



Bull pine 1 " 



" " " Norway spruce 6 " 



One year-old seedlings, White pine 9 " 



" " Scotch pine 11 " 



Red pine 1 " 



" " Bull pine 2 " 



" " " Native red spruce % " 



" " Norway spruce § " 



2. Experiment Station Nursery. This nursery is maintained in co- 

 operation with the U. S. Forest Service, which pays one-half of the opera- 

 ting expenses, the cost of permanent fixtures, fencing, tool house, water 

 tower and irrigation plant being paid by the State Department. It was 

 planned for an experiment station in which the growth of various untried 

 species could be observed, and experiments conducted to determine the 

 proper amount of seed which should be sown within given areas of seed 

 beds, to test the relative merits of broadcast sowing or drills in seed beds, 

 to ascertain what spacing in transplant beds would ensure the best results, 



