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Schedule F. —One-year-old Trees.—Details of Trees grown at Ruatangata Nursery, 1904-5.

Schedule F1.—Two-year-old Trees. —Details of Trees grown at Ruatangata Nursery, 1903-4. (First Crop)

Schedule F 2 .—Details of Trees planted experimentally at Ruatangata Nursery, 1904-5.

Schedule F3.—Details of Trees transferred from Ruatangata Nursery to Puhipuhi Plantation, 1904-5.

Name. Number in Seed-beds. Height in Inches. Seed Sown. Value per Total Value. Thousand. Remarks. Podocarpus totara v'itex littoralis Fuglans nigra Eucalyptus corymbosa „ corynocalyx „ crebra leucoxylon maculata mnrg nuta „ paniculata „ redunca resinifera „ rostrata „ siderophloia 80,000 8,000 800 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 15,000 2,000 20,000 15,000 15,000 30,000 20,000 4 4 24. 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 30 lb. 401b. 20 bush. lib. 14 oz. lib. lib. lib. lib. lib. lib. lib. 21b. lib. £ s. d. 2 10 0 1 10 0 3 0 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 £ s.'d. 200 0 0 12 0 0 2 8 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 7 10 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 7 10 0 7 10 0 15 0 0 10 0 0 Medium class ; good plants. Fair ; attacked by grubs. Splendid growth. \ All these Eucalypti make I a vigorous growth. Total 285,000 312 18 0

Name. Number in Seed Beds. [Height in] Inches. Value per Thousand. Total Value. Remarks. 'odocarpus totara „ dacrydioides 'inus muricata 70,000 1,000 1,000 18 12 [ £ s. d. £ s. d. 5 0 0 350 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 2 5 0! 250 355 5 0 ) Lined out in spring, and have | done exceedingly well. Transferred from Rotorua; made good progress. Total 72,000

Number. Value per Thousand. Total Value. Remarks. Name of Tree. Catalpa speciosa Eucalyptus amygdalina „ corymbosa „ con nocalyx , crebra .. „ maculata „ marginata „ leucoxylon „ paniculata , redunca „ resinifera „ rostrata „ siderophloia „ other varieties .. Knightia exf elsa .. Podocarpus totara.. 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 330 200 670 200 500 200 800 £ s. d. 10 0 1 10 0 1 10 0 1 10 0 1 10 0 1 10 0 1 10 0 1 10 0 1 10 0 1 10 0 1 10 0 1 10 0 1 10 0 1 10 0 1 10 0 5 0 0 £ s. d. 0 4 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 0 10 0 0 6 0 10 0 0 6 0 0 15 0 0 6 0 4 0 0 Medium growth; attacked by insects. All these trees were mossed during Winter and planted in Spring, ] and have made fair progress considering the dry season. Transplanted very poorly. In a thriving condition. Total 4,700 9 15 0

Name of Tree. Number. Value per Thousand. Total Value. Remarks. Podocarpus totara .. Hallii .. Eucalyptus corymbosa „ corynocalyx „ crebra .. „ leucoxylon „ marginata maculata „ paniculata „ redunca „ resinifera „ rostrata „ siderophloia 74,000 200 3,100 3,420 2,470 5,720 880 7,480 2,530 3,900 1,230 4,150 7,320 42,200 200 £ s. d. 5 0 0 5 0 0 £ s. d. 370 0 0 1 12 0 These trees have made fair progress. This variety is somewhat more "| vigorous. All these trees were mossed before being planted, and have contended with an exceptionally dry season, and made fair growth. J Catalpa speciosa .. 1 10 0 2 10 0 63 6 0 0 10 0 Progress medium; attacked by insects. Majority dead, owing to drought. Pinus muricata 7,500 2 5 0 16 17 6 Total 124,100 452 5 6