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a few days before. There was no rain after April 15 until April 28, 
when 1.2 inches fell. The conifers were planted between showers 
following this heavy rain. 
Condition of stock.—All the stock, except as indicated, was nursery 
grown. The European Larch were leafed out fully one-fourth when 
planted. The Cherry buds were showing green, the Elm buds were 
much swollen; all other stock dormant and in good condition, except 
the Birch and Black Locust, neither of which started well. The age 
and size of stock was as follows: 
Russian Mulberry, Silver Maple, Honey Locust, Hardy Catalpa, 
Black Cherry, Black Locust, and Tulip, one year, 10 to 18 inches. 
White Elm, Green Ash, White Ash, one year, 6 to 10 inches. Sweet 
Birch (poor). Canoe Birch, Bur Oak, 12 to 18 inches. Rock (Bull) 
Pine, Douglas Spruce, wild seedlings, 6 to 10 inches, dug in mountains, 
Beulah, Colo. Jack Pine, wild seedlings, 8 to 12 inches, dug in woods, 
Carlton, Minn., Scotch Pine, nursery grown, transplanted, 12 to 15 
inches. 
Date of planting.—Planting began April 15 and was continued to 
April 20, when all the trees except Jack and Rock Pine and Douglas 
Spruce were set. These were planted April 28 and 29. 
PLAT 1.—2 by 3 feet, 7,260 trees. 
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M—Russian Mulberry -: ./ ~-2'2o22. 52.2 22 Lee eee 1, 815 
B—Jack Pime..... 2.225: 22-2 eek tt Se ee eee 1,815 
D—Douglas Spruce -... 2.2: 2 ee eee 454 
S—neotch Pine -... -.. 22 6)2 22.252 oie ee ee ee 454 
A—Sibyer Maple . .- 2. 2/2222 .v. be oo ee ee 907 
E—Puropean Larch .- - 2. 226 4252 3 52 ee 908 
is—Honey, Locust... - 2 2222: 2-5 Deo ee 454 
C—Hardy Catalpa...-....2. 2.2 522-22 eee eee 453 
Two hundred and forty-three Artemisia cuttings were substituted in 
nine rows for Jack Pine. 
