. Bulletin. Forests and forestry -- United States. THE BEGINNINCt OF A FOREST CROP. 49 HOW IHE CROP BEGINS. Let us imagine an abundant crop of tree seeds lying on the ground in the forest. (See PI. XXVI.) How they came there does not interest us at present; we do not care to know whether they were carried by the wind, as often happens with the winged seeds of many trees, such as Pines and Maples, or whether the squir-. FlG. 46.—Seedlings of Western Hemlock growing thickly on a fallen log. Western Washington. rels and birds dropped and planted some of them, as they frequently do acorns and ches
. Bulletin. Forests and forestry -- United States. THE BEGINNINCt OF A FOREST CROP. 49 HOW IHE CROP BEGINS. Let us imagine an abundant crop of tree seeds lying on the ground in the forest. (See PI. XXVI.) How they came there does not interest us at present; we do not care to know whether they were carried by the wind, as often happens with the winged seeds of many trees, such as Pines and Maples, or whether the squir-. FlG. 46.—Seedlings of Western Hemlock growing thickly on a fallen log. Western Washington. rels and birds dropped and planted some of them, as they frequently do acorns and chestnuts, or whether the old trees stood closely about and sowed the seed them- selves. We will only suppose them to be all of one kind, and to be scattered in a place where the soil, the mois- ture, and the light are all just as they should be for their successful germination, and afterwards for the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Division of Forestry. Washington : G. P. O.
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