SPRUCE FLATS. 24 
The following table gives the result of 225 acre measurements made 
on swamp land in Nehasane Park, in 1897, during the investigation of 
the Adirondack Spruce mentioned on page 10. The acres were meas- 
ured off in the form of strips, so that many slight elevations were 
included, which accounts for the presence in the table of Hard Maple 
and Beech: | 
Acre measurements (average of 225 acres) on swamp lands. 
[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 ee 
NETO ere pecics! number | ageof | diameter ae 
of trees each breast eat 
per acre. | species. high. high. 
Inches. Inches. 
SPEC OMe ror ee tide et | 34.00 47.94 12.8 27 
Binchaeeeee Eagan pe iares ne ei EG ae ee ta Sek ae ates eee 13.00 | 18.33 15.4 36 
BR CCCHR cee een een Rise Seite See Si ctibie erie a 2.40 3. 38 12.8 25 
JalamGl IMG Scasseaccssosaseseonakdos ssa nde sousodeccs 2.40 3. 38 13. 2 29 
HES Tr) O Ge eee re ers es eas eee em ore eae oa ei cberodesa acne Stee 5.10 7.19 16.5 35 
Bey Selmi eesrepae eee Rye gems miu SA Rees nae EC eee 9. 40 13. 25 11.4 24 
SontmMiaplertes tones seine eee cys otra cena nwtesinee Sree 3. 00 4. 23 13:1 30 
AWalnitemein@een eee eects eee ener emer ice samee ae . 36 5 ol 1 IL Bi 
ING) SS cs AT ps Ae OT Ee pS Er ae ea a era . 64 . 90 13.4 21 
CCHS ER a i Se a Sie a Pe Se a Pee A ed 60 . 85 14.5 28 
CGB AT cssScolsuasos boone dosscudesoos sanshes oeagsoer 03 04 19.4 33 
Average of all species..-.----.- jes ee et RE A 70.93 | 100.00 14.5 29.5 
Average of all species except Spruce.--.....-.-- | Ba 68 52. 06 14.7 29.8 
SPRUCE FLATS. 
The level and rolling flats bordering on lakes, streams, and swamps 
have been designated as Spruce flats. Asarule, the soil is fresh and 
frequently moist. It is sometimes fairly deep, especially where it is 
chiefly composed of sand, but more often it is shallow and covered with 
stones and bowlders. 
Spruce here reaches an intermediate development between that grow- 
ing in swamps and on the higher ground. The trees are somewhat 
shorter than on the hardwood lands, and are more apt to be unsound. 
The characteristic trees in mixture with Spruce are Birch, Soft Maple, 
White Pine, Hemlock, and some Balsam. Where Ash or a considerable 
amount of Balsam is found the forest approaches the swamp-land type, 
and where the Hard Maple occurs the land is usually elevated enough 
to be classed as hardwood land. Cedar, Cherry, and a few straggling 
Beech are not uncommon. 
While there is a considerable amount of Birch on Spruce flats, it is 
rather short and scrubby, and is apt to be unsound. It is on Spruce 
flats that the most of the White Pineis found. Itis usually said to grow 
in swamps, but most of the trees are on slight elevations, which are 
