204 REPORT OF THE FOREST FISH AND GAME COMMISSION. 



Larch Larix europaea Dec. 



Austrian pine .... . Pinus ciustriaca Reich. 



Aleppo pine .... Pinus Jialepensis Mill. 



Corsican pine Pinus laricio Poir. 



Maritime pine Pinus pinaster Ait. 



Stone pine Pinus pinea Linn 



Scotch pine . . . . . . Pinus sylvestris Linn. 



Turkey oak . . ... Quercus cerris Linn. 



Holly or evergreen oak . . Quercus Hex Linn. 



English oak Quercus robur Linn. 



Siberian oak . . ... Quercus sessiliflora Smith. 



Cork oak Quercus suber Linn. 



Locust . . ■ . . . . . Robinia pseudo-acacia Linn. 



Basswood Tilia grandifoiia Smith. 



English elm Ulmus campestris Linn 



Cypress Cupressus se7iipervirens Linn. 



Besides these forest nurseries there are those belonging to the societies for the 

 replanting of forests, which receive subsidies from the government. 



In the forest nurseries of the government additional native plants are cultivated 

 as well as many foreign species. This year at Vallombrosa and Camaldoli the 

 hard, or sugar, maple, Acer saccharum Marsh, will be cultivated from seeds 

 furnished by the Forestry Department of New York. 



At Camaldoli are some of the finest forests in Europe and a large nursery 

 that, in size and cultural methods, will compare favorably Avith any. In most of 

 the forest managements abroad a preference is given to small nurseries, of two 

 acres or less, distributed so that each will be near the place where the seedlings 

 will be planted. But at Camaldoli and Migliano large areas have been set apart 

 for the propagation of seedling trees, and nearly all the public forests in Italy 

 are supplied with young plants from these nurseries. 



Camaldoli is in the Apenines, Province of Tuscany, and should not be con- 

 founded with the well-known place of that name near Naples. The former is 

 easily reached by rail from Florence to Arezzo, thence by a branch railroad to 

 Bibbiena, and thence by a drive of fifteen miles up the mountain pass to the old 

 monastery, which has been converted by the government into a commodious, 

 fashionable hotel. 



The nursery, or piantonaio, at this place covers about thirteen acres, and has 

 an altitude of 2,910 feet above the sea. The ground, which has a gentle slope 

 to the northeast, is laid out in terraces so as to afford a level situation for the 

 beds. The exposure is favorable, as it furnishes protection from late frosts and 



