Supersedes U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Technical bulletin 492. Artificial reforestation in the southern pine region, by P.C. Wakeley.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-197).

Introduction. pp. 1 -- Planting policies. pp. 4 -- Seed. pp. 29 -- Nursery practice. pp. 68 -- Planting. pp. 121 -- Plantation care. pp. 148 -- Summary of important points. pp. 173 -- Literature cited. pp. 175 -- Appendix: Southern pine cone and seed data -- Descriptions of experimental planting areas. pp. 198 -- Appendix: Safety rules for the use of insecticides, fungicides, baits, and repellents -- Insecticides. pp. 202 -- Appendix: Fungicides. pp. 208 -- Appendix: Spreaders and stickers. pp. 211 -- Appendix: Miscellaneous baits, repellents, and coatings. pp. 212 -- Appendix: Plant quarantine and nursery inspection officials -- Wire screens to protect seed spots. pp. 214 -- Appendix: Pine seed dewinger. pp. 215 -- Appendix: Guide for drying of seed. pp. 216 -- Appendix: Seed-sampling probes -- Directions for germination tests. pp. 217 -- Appendix: Acidification of nursery soil to control damping-off. pp. 223 -- Appendix: Directions for seedling inventories. pp. 224 -- Appendix: Directions for preparing compost from rice or other straw. pp. 225 -- Appendix: Directions for heeling-in seedlings. pp. 226 -- Appendix: Directions for baling seedings. pp. 227 -- Appendix: Directions for correct planting with hand tools. pp. 228 -- Appendix: Directions for control of pocket gophers. pp. 231 -- Appendix: Directions for control of Texas leaf-cutting ants. pp. 232.