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Plate I. Map showing distribution of forests and lumber regions in the United States 48 



II. Map showing distribution of forest land, brush land, and open countiy west of the 97th meridian, 



and national foi est reservations 48 



III. Map showing distribution of forest types in North Ameiica 48 



IV. Fig. 1. Longleaf -pine foiest in Louisiana flats, virgin, scorched by fire, as usual. Fig. "2. Loii ^leaf- 



pine forest after removal of merchantable timber 64 



V. Cuban-pme flatwoods of Florida 66 



VI. Map showing distribution of longleaf-pine foiests 68 



VII. Map showing distiibution of shortleaf pine 68 



VIII. Map showing distiibution of loblolly pine 68 



IX. Longleaf pine (Pi 7ins palustris), typical trees 74 



X. Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris), seedlings and young plant 74 



XI. Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) , bud development 76 



XII. Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris), male and female flowers 76 



XIII. Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris), open cone, natural si7e 76 



XIV. Cuban pine (Pinus lieteropliylla), development of cone 78 



XV. Shortleaf pine (Pinus ecliinata), forest-grown specimens in Missouri r 80 



XVI. Shortleaf pine (Pinus ecliinata), development of cone, seed, and leaves 80 



XVII. Shortleaf pine (Pinus ecliinata), seedling, male and female flower and leaf sections 80 



XVIII. Loblolly pine (Pinus tceda), typical tree 82 



XIX. Loblolly pine (Pinus tceda), female flo wers, cone and seed 82 



XX. Typical cross sections of Pinus tceda, lieteropliylla, and glabra 114 



XXL Typical cross sections of Pinus palustris and ecliinata, and radial sections of Pinus palustris and 



glabra 114 



XXIL Radial sections of Pinus ecliinata and lieieroplujlla 114 



XXIII. Radial sections of Pinus tceda and tangential sections of Pinus palustris and ecliinata 114 



XXIV. Tangential sections of Pinus tcvda, lieteropliylla, and glabra 114 



XXV. Tangential sections of Pinus ecliinata, lieteropliylla, and glabra 114 



XXVI. Transverse resin ducts 114 



XXVII. Map showing foiest conditions of Wisconsin 138 



XXVIII. Fig. 1. Chipping the longleaf pine. Fig. 2. Dipping the crude resin 114 



XXIX. Fig. 1. American practice of boxing and chipping. Fig. 2. Tools used in American practice of tur- 

 pentine orcharding 154 



XXX. Fig. 1. Turpentine orcharding in France. Fig. 2. Tools used in French practice of turpentine 



orcharding 158 



XXXI. Fig. 1. Turpentine gathering (Hugues system), till and pot. Figs. 2, 3, and 4: Cross sections 



through bled trees - 158 



XXXII. Map for direction of forest managers 240 



TEXT FIGURES. 



Fig. 1. Diagram showing comparative progress of height growth in average trees 85 



2. Diagram showing comparative progress of diameter in average trees 86 



3. Diagram showing comparative progress of volume growth in average trees 87 



4. Non-porous woods 98 



5. Ring-porous woods 99 



6. Diffuse porous woods 99 



7. Wood of coffee tree 102 



• 8. Wood of ash 103 



9. Wood of red oak - 103 



10. Wood of chestnut - 103 



11. Wood of hickory 104 



H. Doc. Mo. 181 3 S3 



