96 thirteenth annual report of the 



Two year-old seedlings, Scotch pine 4 beds 



Norway spruce ' 2 



Red spruce 2 



One year-old seedlings, White pine . . 11 



Scotch pine 11 



Bull pine 2 



Norway spruce 1 



Red spruce 1 



European larch 2 



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The two year-old transplants in the above list consist of seedlings that 

 were transplanted from seed beds when one year old. This was done partly 

 as an experiment and, further, because we were short of two year-old 

 seedlings with which to fill our transplant beds. Although transplanted 

 when only one year old these seedlings have shown a thrifty and satisfactory 

 growth. In the commercial nurseries of Europe, the transplanting of 

 seedlings when one year old is not uncommon. Two years ago we imported 

 300,000 white pine three year-old transplants which were grown in this way. 

 4. Axton Nursery. — This ivas also established by the Cornell Forestry 

 School and operated under its management until the suspension of that 

 institution in 1903, after which it was abandoned and uncared for until 

 1905 when the State Forestry Department by permission of Cornell Uni- 

 versity, took charge of it. The most that the State forester could do was 

 to remove the weeds and bushy growth which had sprung up thickly, and 

 then transplant the stock left in the seed beds, consisting entirely of Nor- 

 way spruce. 



This nursery has an area of two and one-fourth acres, situated close 

 by the group of buildings occupied by the Forestry School at Axton, Frank- 

 lin county, N. Y. The wire fence enclosing this plot is in poor condition, 

 and should be rebuilt this year. The soil is a light, sandy loam. It needs 

 fertilizing, and so a large quantity of manure will be hauled this winter from 

 the lumber camps at Ampersand Pond, and unloaded at the nursery ready 

 for use next spring. 



No provision has been made for a water supply with which to sprinkle 

 the beds. There is a windmill and pump on the bank of the Raquette 



