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under almost any act and for any purpose. Those who know practically of 

 the workings of the timber act do not favor its repeal. Possibly it can be ad- 

 vantageously amended in certain respects, but as it stands an incalculable 

 amount of good has grown out of it and will so continue. 



DEMONSTRATED USEFUL AND VALUABLE VARIETIES. 



It has been practically demonstrated the following valuable varieties of 

 forest timber can be successfully and satisfactorily grown, both planted and 

 of spontaneous growth. Oniy the most valuable are named in this list. 

 Those designated with a * are indigenous: 



Ash, Fraxinns Americana.® 



" virdis.® 

 " . •" quadrangulata.* 



" " pubescens.* 



" " platy carpa.* 



" " sanibncifolia.* 





A dwarf chinquai)in oak — prinoides — of shrub character, grows in abun- 

 dance, particularly on the blufT lands adjacent to the Missouri river, and in 

 jjlaces in profusion on prairie lands, many acres in a body. It is a profuse 

 bearer ; nuts ec[ual almost to chestnuts. In early days it was considered a 

 " Munchausen story " when old settlers talked of hogs eating acorns from 

 trees. The small growth, often not over a foot high, was loaded with nuts, 

 iind, therefore, easily eaten from by swine. Deer and antelope fatted on them. 



Black Walnut, Juglans nigra.* 

 White " " cinerea. 



Hickory, Gary a alba.® 

 " " sulcata.® 



tomentosa.® 

 porcina.® 

 " " amara.® 



Pecan nut, '" olivieformis.® 

 Elm, Ulmus, Americana.® 

 fulva.® 

 " '' racemosa.® 



" alata.® 

 Hackberry, Celtis occldentalis ® 

 Honey Locust, Gled 'a triacanthus.® 

 " " " monosperma.® 



Kentucky Coffee Tree, Gym's canadensis.® 

 Linden, Tillia Americana.® 

 Sycamore, Acer pseudo platanus.® 

 Black Locust, Robinia pseudo acacia. 

 Soft Maple. Acer dasycarpum.® 

 Sugar Maple, Acer saccharinum. 



