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The Pasadena and San Marcos stations are being used as distributing 
points for some, of the southern California National Forests. These 
two stations havea combined capacity of about 600,000 trees annually. 
The species which are most successful are knobcone pine, Coulter 
pine, Jeffrey pine, Canary Island pine, bigcone spruce, incense cedar, 
and deodar cedar. Experimental planting of eucalypts in the foot- 
hills has recently been begun and trees are now being grown for this 
purpose. The field planting done in the Santa Barbara and San 
- Gabriel National Forests this year has been more successful than that 
of any previous year. 
The Fort Bayard Planting Station, near the Gila National Forest, this _ 
spring began producing stock for planting. The nursery in the Pikes 
Peak Forest will produce a considerable quantity of trees in the spring 
of 1908. : The other stations have not yet been in operation sufficiently 
long to furnish stock for field planting. 
In 1906 plans were made for the establishment of small nurseries at. 
rangers’ headquarters in the National Forests. Many nursery sites. 
were selected and the preliminary work has already been completed 
at some of these. The primary object was to train Forest officers in 
nursery and planting work and at the same time secure a considerable 
stock of seedlings for local use within the Forests where the need is 
great. The stock grown at rangers’ nurseries will be of much value 
in experimental planting to determine the best methods and species to 
be used in the future. The results obtained in rangers’ nurseries 
within a National Forest will give a practical basis for the selection. 
of one or two sites where the work may be centralized, and then more 
extensive nursery and planting operations can be carried out. 
Under the provisions of Circular 22 the section of cooperation 
provides two forms of assistance to landowners: (1) Advice for forest 
planting in all the principal regions of economic planting, which 
can usually be given free of cost by means of publications and an 
advisory letter, together with lists of dealers who quote plant material 
of the species recommended; (2) for tracts in regions where a detailed 
study has not been made, and which presents problems of great eco- 
nomic importance and high experimental or educational value, an 
examination of the land may be made and a planting plan prepared by 
a representative of the Forest Service. The cost of a planting plan 
is based on the necessary expense on the ground and must usually be 
paid by the landowner. In exceptional cases the cost may be shared 
or borne entirely by the Service, in consideration of the special value 
of the work as an example in practical forestry. 
Applications for assistance in tree planting should be made to the 
Forester, U. S. Departmeut of Agriculture, and should specify the 
location and character of the proposed planting sites and the object of 
planting. 
(Cir. 36] 
