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It will, however, have to be anticipated that, in the absence of all experience in 

 the growing of seedlings in the Adirondack region, with its severe winters and fre- 

 quent summer frosts — even potatoes were frozen in June and July at Axton two 

 years in succession — results will not always meet hopes or expectations, and disap- 

 pointments may be in store. 



To avoid the last year's experience with the sandy soil and to locate a nursery 

 nearer to the more immediate planting grounds, two acres of ground have been 

 cleared on the Wawbeek District in a favorable situation on the road to Tupper Lake. 



THE WINTER'S HARVEST. 



Experience will also teach what species besides the White Pine should be used. 

 The White Pine is at home in the Adirondacks and is the most valuable timber, so 

 far known, that may be grown there. The native Spruce appears to be a rather 

 slower grower than other technically equally valuable species, although these may, 

 if introduced into the severe climatic conditions, prove perhaps disappointing in the 

 rate of growth. The Norway Spruce, apparently a much more rapid grower than 

 the native Spruce and a hardy species, has the advantage that plant material can be 

 obtained much more cheaply than of any native species. It will, therefore, be largely 

 used, even if only as filler, when no harm will be done should it appear less promis- 

 ing in its production. The European Larch and, to a less degree, the Scotch Pine 



