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Rainfall, Temperature, &c.

Details of One-year-old Trees, sown 1918-19.

Details of Two-year-old Trees, sown 1917-18.

Month. Rainfall. t Number of Days Rain fell. Tempi :raturo. Number of Days Frosts occurred. Maximum. Minimum. 1918. April May June July August September October ... November December In. 3-66 2'58 5-40 4-12 2-98 2-66 2-91 4-58 4-62 10 10 18 17 17 13 14 16 15 Deg. F. 72 07 55 53 GO 69 73 78 75 Deg. F, 25 28 19 20 20 25 26 29 30 5 9 ' 14 29 16 12 0 5 4 1919. 80 86 84 33 33 29 January February March 9'85 0-47 3-13 23 6 15 3 Totals . . 46-95 46-95 1.86 186 103

Name of Tree. Number Amount in Seed-beds, of Seed sown. Remarks. Pinus Laricio ,, ponderosa , , radiata ,, muricala „■ pinaster Oupressus macrocarpa, Eucalyptus viminalis .. „ Macarlhuri „ acervula .. „ fastigata .. ,, Gunnii lb. 240,000 80 18,000 8 152,000 140 34,000 7 8,000 3 4,000 7 240,000 18,000 152,000 34,000 8,000 4,000 4,200 1,400 600 1,300 2.500 Small plants, Fair plants. Good plants. Fair plants. 4,200 1,400 600 51 Poor crop. Prick e d oil into ■ trays; generally poor growth. 1,300 n t-r\r\ 2,500 Total 466.000 466.000

Name of Tree. Number in Seed-beds. Number in Nursery-linos. Remarks. Pinus .Laricio ,, ponderosa, . . ,, radiata 200,000 200,000 9,000 Fair growth. Strong plants. Majority fit for plantations. 120,000 „ muricala „ Banhsiana ,, pinaster Pseudo-tsuga Douglasii Larix leptolepis Cupressus macrocarpa 40,000 16,000 Uneven growth. Fair plants. Poor growth. Poor plants. Fair growth. 5,000,, 5,000 9.000 5,000 Totals 445,000 164,000 009,000