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

Trees transferred from Nursery to Plantations, &c., 1917-18.

Hanmer Springs Plantation, Canterbury. (Area, 3,60S acres; altitude, 1,225 ft. j commenced operations, 1901.) Operations at this station for the past year were confined exclusively to .the general upkeep of the plantations. The replacing of failures in the more recently planted areas was. the principal work carried on during the winter months, a total of 116,015 trees being utilized for this purpose, of the following varieties : Pinus radiata, 102,050; P. muricata, 365; /-". ponderosa, 10,825; P. Laricio, 20,000; F. Taeda, 250; and Populus fastigiata, 2,525. A considerable amount of work has still to be done in this respect, and the staff has been employed for the greater part

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NTame of Treo. Number in Nursery-lines. Remarks. "inus Laricio .. ,, radiata „ ponderosa „ muricata „ pinaster „ Benlhamiana „ Taeda .. 600,000 120,000 130,000 70,000 4,000 200 500 Sturdy trees. Very sturdy trees. Poor growth generally. Sturdy trees. » 'M Poor. Good trees. Total ., _._.__ 924,700

Where sent. Name of Tree. Name of Tree. Number. Hanmer Springs Plantation f I 1 I Pinus radiata ,, ponderosa „ muricata „ Taeda Populus fastigiata 102,000 10,825 365 250 2,525 115,965 Balmoral Plantation r < Pinus Laricio ,, ponderosa ■ ,, austriaca ,, radiata ,, muricata „ Benlhamiana ,, pinaster Pseudo-tsuga taxifolia . . Cupressus macrocarpa .. Betula alba Eucalyptus Macarthuri, Populus fastigiata „ deltoides 96,000 177,000 300,052 40,000 6,640 2,775 4,025 17,525 1,175 300 500 3,400 4-50 649,842 Tapanui Nursery Pinus muricata Populus fastigiata^ 1,000 5,000 Ranfurly Nursery Public bodies and farmers \ l Pinus muricata Pinus ponderosa^ ,, muricata ,, radiata „ Laricio „ pinaster Pseudo-tsuga taxifolia .. Populus fastigiata ,, deltoides 9,200 7,000 17,700 400 400 1,200 1,650 650 6,000 300 38,200 Total _ .. 810,307