28 PRACTICAL FORESTRY IN THE ADIRONDACKS. 
similar in the character cf the forest to Spruce fiats. Where the soil 
is sandy, as on the points projecting into lakes, Pine often forms the prin- 
cipal part of the forest growth. (PI. VII, fig.1.) An excellent illustra- 
tion of this is found on Forked Lake, where the spurs of land which 
project into the lake are covered with an admirable growth of thrifty, 
but comparatively young, Pine. Another instance of the growth of 
Pine on Spruce flats is found on the small islands in the large lakes. 
On the sandy shores of Little Tupper Lake there are a considerable 
number of Norway Pines. (Pl. VIII.) These trees are tall and clear 
boled, and reach an average diameter of about 15 to 18 inches. The 
distribution of this tree is very limited, and no specimens at all were 
seen in Nehasane Park. 
Hemlock occurs most abundantly on Spruce flats, and it is here that 
the soundest specimens are found. It forms about 9 per cent of the 
total crop of trees over 10 inches in diameter. It is on Spruce flats 
also that Soft Maple reaches its best development. 
The danger from windfall on Spruce flats is considerable, and young 
second growth is very common. It is in such circumstances that 
Spruce comes up almost pure. This is well illustrated in Nehasane 
Park, where, on the north side of the railroad, about 2 miles below 
Nehasane station, there is a considerable stretch of dense second- 
growth Spruce which has come up after a windfall. The reproduction 
of Spruce does not, however, always follow to this degree, for not far 
from the place just mentioned the second growth is coinposed almost 
exclusively of Birch and Soft Maple. 
The following table gives the average measurements of 106 acres on 
Spruce flats, taken in 1897 in Nehasane Park: 
Acre measurements (average of 106 acres) on Spruce flats. 
[From ‘‘The Adirondack Spruce.”} 
(Average number of trees per acre, percentage in mixture, and average and maximum diameters of 
all sound trees 10 inches and over in diameter breast high.) 
| Average Percent- Average so 
Name of species Rueos)| fee 2 Lae diameter 
= ah : | of trees each breast aS: 
| per acre. species. high. hich, | 
gh. 
Inches. Inches. 
SRUGCG = nee ee re ee ee eee 29 45 13.5 27 
Bie Se oie es a ee os See soe eee eee 12.70 19.71 16.4 34 
Beechisse2: © Ss. ssbb se eee, we eee ee 5. 60 8. 69 13.4 22 
Ward: Maple g: 2275.2 cek Sse be oe eee 2. 50 3. 88 i4 26 
Hoemiock=- 22 seas fos Ee one Sanaa ee eee 5. 60 8. 69 16.5 34 
oSA oo oe ee See ee eee ee eae 5. 80 9 11.3 18 
Hoeliwaple: \. ic = Sess see ee eee eee 3 4.55 13.7 25 
White, Pine. ~~. -.< 2-20 ee ae ee 10 15 21 45 | 
OS NE enn Gere etc Sree Se aii 10 15 3 1624 
| CORE ea se ire ne oe ee ee ee 05 08 tif io" 17 
Average of all species _- + <= -2---2 2-4-2 25 5- <0 64.45 100 14.4 26.4 
Average of all species except Spruce .....-.--- 35. 45 55 14.6 26.3 
