PLATE 2 
A. —Beds 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17, 3-0 Douglas fir seedlings, as they appeared on 
May 27, 1921, about two weeks after tibe snow had disappeared. Bed 12 ^control) 
received no fecial treatment. Bed 13 was mulched with timothy hay, Bea 14 was 
protected witn a plank framework. Bed 15 was mulched with aspen leaves. Bed 16 
was covered with canvas throughout the winter. Bed 17 was mulched witii sterilized 
sand each autumn. Note the very poor stand on the mulched beds and the good 
stand and fine appearance of the protected bed (No. 14), as compared with the control 
bed (No. 12). 
B. —^The protective framework of 2 by 6's used on Bed 14, with a few of them removed 
from the front of the bed to show the 3-0 Douglas fir seedlings. Round logs may be 
used successfully instead of square timbers. 
