This section is from the "Farm And Garden Rule-Book" book, by L. H. Bailey. Amazon: Farm and garden rule-book
By count
Silver-leaved maple .... Acer dascycarpum...... 2,421
Honey-locust...... Gleditschia triacanthos .... 2,496
Black cherry...... Prunus serotina....... 4,311
Black ash....... Fraxinus sambucifolia..... 5,629
American basswood .... Tilia Americana....... 6,337
Norway maple...... Acer platanoides ...... 7,231
Sugar maple ...... Acer saccharinum...... 7,488
Barberry........ Berberis vulgaris...... 8,183
Red cedar....... Juniperus Virginiana..... 8,321
Rock elm ....... Ulmus racemosa....... 8,352
American white ash .... Fraxinus Americana . . . . . 9,858
Osage orange...... Madura aurantiaca ..... 10,656
Figures vary greatly in different counts, the variation probably amounting to as much as 20 per cent. It is usually estimated that white pine seeds run about 30,000 to the pound, and red cedar 20,000.
 
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