APPENDIX. 187 
GROWTH TABLES. 
Little information has been made available for the general public 
on the question of tree growth. The space here allows only a few 
summary tables. | 
The same species of tree may vary in growth considerably in 
different situations and under different conditions, and therefore 
the figures given are not accurate for more than one locality or set 
of conditions. However, the data given were selected to show fair 
conditions where a selection was possible. ‘‘Second growth” 
frequently shows increased growth, since in a virgin forest trees 
sometimes are shaded too much when small. Thedata are sufficient 
to point out the rapid-growing species and give an approximate 
idea of the rate of growth. 
