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Rainfall, Temperature, &c.

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

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

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Rainfall, Temperature, &c. Month. Rainfall. Number of Days Rain fell. Tempi Maximum. ,rature ' Number of Days Frosts , T . . occurred. Minimum. 1917. April May June July August September .. Dctober November .. December .. In. 3'75 .. j 8'36 .. ' 3-97 .. ' 4-78 .. j 2-93 .. I 9-28 3-47 210 8'70 9 15 8 17 11 14 12 8 15 Deg. F. 79 66 65 61 66 75 75 82 81 Deg. F. 28 4 25 10 17 19 21 24 17 27 22 13 22 15 27 6 30 2 1918. 7 11 12 89 83 80 January February March 317 4'64 4-02 33 39 34 Totals 59-17 139 120 i i i_ Details of One-year-old Trees, sown 1\ 117-18. Name of Tree. Number iii Seed-beds. Amount. o i , ,, , Remarks. ol .Seed sown. I Pinus Laricio ,, ponderosa „ radiata „ Banksiana „ pinaster „ Taeda ,, muricata Picea excelsa Cupressus macrocarpa „ Lawsoniana Betula alba Eucalyptus viminalis „ Stuartiana „ Macarthuri „ eugenioides „ fastigata .. ,, obliqua „ acervula Populus delloid.es (cuttings) 700,000 250,000 200,000 150,000 14,000 1,600 8,000 7,000 50,000 7,000 10,000 18,000 22,000 400 50 50 50 50 5,000 lb. 80 Strong plants. 04 75 Good plants. 5 Medium plants. 3 Strong plants. I. Medium plants. 2 Good plants. 1 Medium plants. 4 Strong plants. 0 Poor plants. Good plants. ■ • 0) Poor plants. 5> ' " >» • • >) Well rooted and ,, fasligiala (cuttings) 28,000 sturdy. Ditto. Total .. 1,471,200 Details of Two-year-ola I Trees, sown . 1916-17. Name of Tree. Number in Seed-beds. Number m t, , vr ,. Remarks. Nursery-lines. Strong plants. Pinus Laricio „ ponderosa „ radiata ,, muricata „ pinaster Pseudo-tsuga laxifolia Picea excelsa Cupressus macrocarpa Larix leptolepis 700,000 130,000 120,000 27,000 Poor growth. 3,000 40,000 25,000 7,000 I Fairly good trees. 40,000 Totals .. 222,000 870,000 i 1,092 ,000

Rainfall, Temperature, &c. Month. Rainfall. Number of Days Rain fell. Tempi Maximum. ,rature ' Number of Days Frosts , T . . occurred. Minimum. 1917. April May June July August September .. Dctober November .. December .. In. 3'75 .. j 8'36 .. ' 3-97 .. ' 4-78 .. j 2-93 .. I 9-28 3-47 210 8'70 9 15 8 17 11 14 12 8 15 Deg. F. 79 66 65 61 66 75 75 82 81 Deg. F. 28 4 25 10 17 19 21 24 17 27 22 13 22 15 27 6 30 2 1918. 7 11 12 89 83 80 January February March 317 4'64 4-02 33 39 34 Totals 59-17 139 120 i i i_ Details of One-year-old Trees, sown 1\ 117-18. Name of Tree. Number iii Seed-beds. Amount. o i , ,, , Remarks. ol .Seed sown. I Pinus Laricio ,, ponderosa „ radiata „ Banksiana „ pinaster „ Taeda ,, muricata Picea excelsa Cupressus macrocarpa „ Lawsoniana Betula alba Eucalyptus viminalis „ Stuartiana „ Macarthuri „ eugenioides „ fastigata .. ,, obliqua „ acervula Populus delloid.es (cuttings) 700,000 250,000 200,000 150,000 14,000 1,600 8,000 7,000 50,000 7,000 10,000 18,000 22,000 400 50 50 50 50 5,000 lb. 80 Strong plants. 04 75 Good plants. 5 Medium plants. 3 Strong plants. I. Medium plants. 2 Good plants. 1 Medium plants. 4 Strong plants. 0 Poor plants. Good plants. ■ • 0) Poor plants. 5> ' " >» • • >) Well rooted and ,, fasligiala (cuttings) 28,000 sturdy. Ditto. Total .. 1,471,200 Details of Two-year-ola I Trees, sown . 1916-17. Name of Tree. Number in Seed-beds. Number m t, , vr ,. Remarks. Nursery-lines. Strong plants. Pinus Laricio „ ponderosa „ radiata ,, muricata „ pinaster Pseudo-tsuga laxifolia Picea excelsa Cupressus macrocarpa Larix leptolepis 700,000 130,000 120,000 27,000 Poor growth. 3,000 40,000 25,000 7,000 I Fairly good trees. 40,000 Totals .. 222,000 870,000 i 1,092 ,000

Rainfall, Temperature, &c. Month. Rainfall. Number of Days Rain fell. Tempi Maximum. ,rature ' Number of Days Frosts , T . . occurred. Minimum. 1917. April May June July August September .. Dctober November .. December .. In. 3'75 .. j 8'36 .. ' 3-97 .. ' 4-78 .. j 2-93 .. I 9-28 3-47 210 8'70 9 15 8 17 11 14 12 8 15 Deg. F. 79 66 65 61 66 75 75 82 81 Deg. F. 28 4 25 10 17 19 21 24 17 27 22 13 22 15 27 6 30 2 1918. 7 11 12 89 83 80 January February March 317 4'64 4-02 33 39 34 Totals 59-17 139 120 i i i_ Details of One-year-old Trees, sown 1\ 117-18. Name of Tree. Number iii Seed-beds. Amount. o i , ,, , Remarks. ol .Seed sown. I Pinus Laricio ,, ponderosa „ radiata „ Banksiana „ pinaster „ Taeda ,, muricata Picea excelsa Cupressus macrocarpa „ Lawsoniana Betula alba Eucalyptus viminalis „ Stuartiana „ Macarthuri „ eugenioides „ fastigata .. ,, obliqua „ acervula Populus delloid.es (cuttings) 700,000 250,000 200,000 150,000 14,000 1,600 8,000 7,000 50,000 7,000 10,000 18,000 22,000 400 50 50 50 50 5,000 lb. 80 Strong plants. 04 75 Good plants. 5 Medium plants. 3 Strong plants. I. Medium plants. 2 Good plants. 1 Medium plants. 4 Strong plants. 0 Poor plants. Good plants. ■ • 0) Poor plants. 5> ' " >» • • >) Well rooted and ,, fasligiala (cuttings) 28,000 sturdy. Ditto. Total .. 1,471,200 Details of Two-year-ola I Trees, sown . 1916-17. Name of Tree. Number in Seed-beds. Number m t, , vr ,. Remarks. Nursery-lines. Strong plants. Pinus Laricio „ ponderosa „ radiata ,, muricata „ pinaster Pseudo-tsuga laxifolia Picea excelsa Cupressus macrocarpa Larix leptolepis 700,000 130,000 120,000 27,000 Poor growth. 3,000 40,000 25,000 7,000 I Fairly good trees. 40,000 Totals .. 222,000 870,000 i 1,092 ,000