ANNOUNCEMENT 
For All Forestry Seed Purchasers 
S Leading distributors of 
forest tree seed, we are 
pleased to announce a new 
and more scientific program 
for the collection of conifer- 
ous tree seed. 
‘The Manning Seed Company 
is instigating this program to 
more fully insure the success 
of current and future refor- 
estation programs. ‘The suc- 
cess of any large-scale artificial 
reforestation project is partial- 
ly determined by the quality 
of the tree seed used. In past 
years it has been found that 
the high mortality in many 
plantations has been due par- 
tially, but not infrequently, 
to the failure of planters to 
designate specifically the seed 
origin required. 
It is well known that the qual- 
ity of tree seed is determined 
by many factors which in- 
clude the following basic con- 
siderations: origin, genuine- 
ness, purity and viability. It 
is our intention to make these 
factors of seed quality avail- 
able to you. Foresters who 
want better forests should 
write our Chief Forester re- 
garding their seed require- 
ments « Detailseot our-Seed 
Collection Program will be 
supplied upon request. 
Our Collection Program is ar- 
ranged to meet the needs of 
three types of wholesale buy- 
ers of forest tree seed: 
1. Contract Buyers—for 
whom we collect seed 
each year from specific 
areas for a planned re- 
forestation program. 
2. Seasonal Buyers—for 
whom we collect seed 
from specific sources 
in pre-determined 
amounts. Prices are es- 
timated in advance, 
subject to crop condi- 
tions. Orders must be 
placed with us prior to 
cone harvest in August. 
3. Specific Origin Seed 
—for general use by 
nurserymen or seed 
dealers. Available on a 
year around basis. 
if you purchase seed in 
wholesale quantities, you 
will be interested in what 
our Scientific Collection 
Program can do for you. 
Write or call today. 
MANNING SEED LUMPANY 
840 Dexter Horton Building 
John G. Cameron 
Chief Forester 
Seattle 4, Washington 
WESr AG 
F. E. Manning 
President 
BETTER TREE SEED—FOR BETTER FORESTS 
— SINCE 1871 — 
Reprinted from AMERICAN FORESTS Magazine 
Washington, D. C., December 1952 
