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Schedule D.—One-year-old Trees.—Details of Trees grown at Starborough Nursery, 1905-6. (Fifth Crop.)

Schedule D1. —Two-year-old Trees.—Details of Trees grown at Starborough Nursery, 1904-5. (Fourth Crop.)

Schedule D 2 . —Three- and Four-year-old Trees.—Details of Trees grown at Starborough Nursery, 1903-4. (Second and Third Crops.)

Schedule D 3 . —Trees transferred from Starborough Nursery to Plantations, Nurseries, &c., 1905-6.

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Name of Tree. Number in Seed-beds. Height in Inches. Seed sown. Value per Thousand. Total Value. Remarks. 'I jarix Europcea .. .. - 'inus Murrayana » Laricio « ponderosa Austriaca » ponderosa, var. Benthamiana , strobus .. „ Torreyana 'seudo tsuga taxifolia .. 'icea sitchensis tobinia pseudo-acacia , 400,000 1,200 300,000 40,000 50,000 25,000 2,500 1,000 2,000 3,500 75,000 900,200 4 to 8 1 to 14 1 to 2 2 to 3 1 to 2 2 to 3 1 to 14 2 to 4 1 to 2 & to 1 24 to 36 Lb. 168 pkt. 52 7 7 7 7 3 6 i 28 £ s. d. 10 0 15 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 15 0 10 0 15 0 15 0 15 0 0 10 0 £ s. d. 400 0 0 1 10 0 300 0 0 40 0 0 50 0 0 31 5 0 2 10 0 15 0 2 10 0 4 7 6 37 10 0 -Very fine trees. Poor plants. Strong. Poor crop. Fair crop. Strong. Totals .. 870 17 6

Name of Tree. Number in Seed-beds. Number in Nursery Lines. Height in Inches. Value per Total Value. Thousand. Remarks. 'inUB Austriaca » p mderosa jarix Europsea 'seudo-tsuga taxifolia .. 'inus ponderosa „ Laricio „ muricata tobinia pseudo-acacia , . 40,000 12,500 200,000 25,000 2,000 60,000 7,500 ' 19,000 52,500 ! 313,500 6 to 9 8 to 12 18 to 24 4 to 9 6 to 10 4 to 6 9 to 15 36 to 48 £ s. d. £ s. d. 15 0 50 0 0 \ 15 0 15 12 6 2 5 0 450 0 0 I Healthy, well2 10 0 62 10 0 f rooted plants. 2 5 0 5 0 0 2 5 0 132 . 0 0 2 5 0 16 17 6 Good. 1 10 0 28 10 0 Very strong. 760 10 0 Totals

Name of Tree. Number b Nursery Lines. Height Value in per Inches. Thousand. Total Value. Kemarks. Pseudo-tsuga taxifolia Pinus strobus » Austriaca Berberis aristata 100,000 2,500 150,000 15,000 6 to 12 3 to 6 6 to 10 12 to 18 £ s. d. 3 5 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 £ s. d. 325 0 0 ) 7 10 0 Strong, well-rooted 450 0 0 f plants. 15 0 0 ) 797 10 0 Totals 267,500 •• I

Where sent. Name of Tree. Number of Trees. Value per Thousand. Total Value. Dumgree Plantation Pinus Austriaca .. „ Austriaca.. „ Lari io .. strobun ponderosa.. „ rigida .. .. ... Larix Europsea Pinus ponderosa, var. Benthamiana PseUiio-tsnga taxifolia Betula alba Robinia pseudo-acacia 156,500 21,500 67,500 16,250 17,000 2,400 74,450 2,650 3,000 2,800 1,200 £ s. d. 4 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 5 0 1 10 0 2 5 0 1 10 0 £ s. d. 626 0 0 64 10 0 202 10 0 48 15 0 51 0 0 7 4 0 223 7 0 8 12 3 4 10 0 6 6 0 1 16 0 365,250 1,244 10 3 110 5 0 0 1 10 0 Awatere Cemetery Trustees State Nursery, Ranfurly Government Biologist, Wellington Pinus radiata .. Becberis aristata Pinus radiata 350 5,000 500 3 0 0 10 0 3 0 0 Rotorua Nursery ( Total 35 tons chaff, at £2 per ton 15 tons hay, at £2 per ton 324 lb. tree-seeds 5 tons chaff, at £2 per ton 371,100 1,252 1 3 70 0 0 30 0 0 17 7 6 10 0 0 Hanmer Springs Nursery Total 1,379 8 9