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Details of One-year-old Trees, sown 1916 17.

Details of Two-year-old Trees, sown 1915-16.

Details of Three-year-old Trees, sown 1914-15.

Name of Tree. Number in Seed-beds. Amount of Seed sown. Remarks. P'inus Laricio „ ponderosa „ radiata ,, -pinaster „ 'muricata ,, canariensis Larix leptolepis . . .. Pseudo-lsuga laxifolia Picea excelsa Cupressus macrocarpa Betula alba I I 1,500,000 100,000 700,000 20,000 150,000 400 25,000 60,000 65,000 j 65,000 5,000 11). 150 35 108 4 Well-grown plants. Strong plants. Excellent crop. Strong plants. Excellent crop. Strong plants. Fair results. Good type. Germinated well. Excellent crop. Strong plants. 16 j 20 2 20 4 8 i Eucalyptus Macarlhuri ,, vindnalis . . ,, obliqua ,, globulus ,, regnans „ gigantea ,, ainygdalina ,, piperita 35,000 30,000 3,500 2,500 3,500 1,500 500 100 oz. 8 32 16 16 H 1 6 Germinated well. ); ;; J) !> 5; Total 2,767,000

Name of Tree. Number in Seed-beds. Number in Nursery-linos. Remarks. Pinus Laricio ,, radiala ,, muricata ,, , pinaster ,, Banksiana ,, Taeda ,, Thunbergii Gupressus 'macrocarpa Sequoia gigantea Eucalyptus Macarthuri ,, vi'minalis Populus deMoides (cuttings) ,, Jastigiata 2,000,000 20,000 450 560,000 10.250 7,000 200 3,250 500 1,500 1,200 14,500 3,000 Excellent progress has been made by all seedlings and lined-out trees. Total 2.020,450 601,400 2,62 ,850

Name of Tree. . Number in Nursery-lines. j Remarks, Pinus Laricio . . „ ponder osa Pseudo-tsuga taxifolia Picea sitchensis Fraxinus excelsior Various trees 775,000 145,000 5,500 550 7,750 2,150 1 90 per cent, of these trees are j> sufficiently strong for permanent planting this season. Total .. 935,950