. Biltmore lectures on sylviculture . on Northern slope-, well watered and well drained, is likelyto be successful. I he young seedlings are sensitive, and a coveroverhead is advisable, where late frosl prevails. On rocky soil inNorthern cove-. Maple seed is often strewn on the rocks, the rain being expected to wash 1 he seeds into 1 he crevice-. At Kill more. Hard Maple is found only al elevations exceeding 3,500 feet. SugarMaple is more exacting i in -oil) than Soft Maple. It doe- iite-row as well in swampy -il a- Soft or Red Maple. Acer negundo(Ash Leaf Maple) doe- very well in the northern
. Biltmore lectures on sylviculture . on Northern slope-, well watered and well drained, is likelyto be successful. I he young seedlings are sensitive, and a coveroverhead is advisable, where late frosl prevails. On rocky soil inNorthern cove-. Maple seed is often strewn on the rocks, the rain being expected to wash 1 he seeds into 1 he crevice-. At Kill more. Hard Maple is found only al elevations exceeding 3,500 feet. SugarMaple is more exacting i in -oil) than Soft Maple. It doe- iite-row as well in swampy -il a- Soft or Red Maple. Acer negundo(Ash Leaf Maple) doe- very well in the northern prairie-. Seedsripen in fall. 1. Kims. Seed- Hat. roundish, winged, the wing surrounding the , ripening in June, must be planted at once, since they cannotbe dry storage (except slippery Elm pubescens). Germinat-ing percentage is always small. Elms require such good -oil thatthey can be raised only on strong, northern, moist soil of agri-cultural value. Never planted broadcast; in suitable localities, seed. SYLVICULTURE. mighl be planted in patches on soil roughly prepared with rake.\ii \ little cover must be given. Seeds cost: Uhnus americana 22c per pound. Ulmus campestria (ic per pound. J. Buckeye. The Asiatic species is valuable in deer parks, its fruit beingeaten by deer and boar. The American species are poisonous (flavaand glabra). Seeds ripen in October, winter well, but can as wellbe planted in fall. After Weise, the seeds should be planted withthe navel down. First class soil (Ohio) is required, or at Biltmorestrong North coves at higher altitudes, where Buckeye is some:times found in small groves. Planted in furrows od abandonedfields (Biltmore), Buckeye has shown rapid progress during thefirst year, but has since made small shoots only. Seeds of theAsiatic species cost 2y4c per pound. K. Black Locust,1 The seeds ripen in fall and are easily kept over winter un-injured by mice, birds or insects. To prevent seeds from lyingover, S. B. Green advises
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