154 Mississippi Valley Horticultural Society. 



I give no measurements as to height of trees, as all this depends on the 

 distance apart they are planted. Isolated, they are low headed; close to- 

 gether, they run upward, as all well know. 



ORDER OF VALUE. 



The order of ultimate value of deciduous varieties, while there may be dif- 

 ference of individual opinions, it is safe to arrange : White, burr and chest- 

 nut oaks, black and white walnut, white, green and blue ash, black cherry, 

 catalpa, black locust, honey locust, Kentucky coflee tree, elms, hickories, 

 larch, soft maple, hackberry, mulberry, cottonwoods, willows, box elders. 

 For present or near value, cottonwoods — especially the yellow — are almost 

 universally conceded preferable. There are, as shown, two varieties: yel- 

 low and \\\nie—monilifera and heteropluilla. The yellow makes excellent lum- 

 ber, particularly for inside uses, not exposed to weather. For shingles, only 

 pine, cedar or walnut are superior. Both make good fuel, after reasonable 

 drying or seasoning. Old steamboat and mill men prefer half seasoned Cot- 

 tonwood to any other obtainable in this region, claiming they get more 

 steam from it. Also much used in burning brick. No other wood holds 

 nails so well. Recently the white cottonwood is attracting attention for use 

 in manufacturing paper, the pulf) from which is pronounced superior. This 

 may, some day, become a feature in cottonwood culture. 



Evergreens stand in order of value : Red cedar, white, Scotch and Aus- 

 trian pines. 



ORDER OF PLANTING. 



The order of tree planting, numerically speaking, of deciduous varieties, 

 is, as near as may be : Cottonwoods, box elder, soft maple, elms, ashes, black 

 walnut, honey locust, catapla, oaks, hickories, Kentucky coffee tree, black lo- 

 cust, larch, sycamore, hackberry, mulberry, black cherry and willows. Two- 

 thirds of the whole are cottonwoods, from the facts :. They are more easily 

 obtained, cost less, are of more raj^id and certain growth, and from which 

 realizations are more speedily and certainly secured. And in addition, suc- 

 ceed almost anywhere planted. 



Evergreens are planted in order: Scotch pine, red cedar, white and Aus- 

 trian pine. 



Spontaneous growths range in order of value : Oaks, red and black per- 

 haps predominating; hickories, more shag bark than others; black walnut, 

 elms, linden, white ash, mulberry and hackberry, on higher lands. On bot- 

 toms, cottonwoods, box elder, willows, sycamore, soft maples, green and water 

 ash. 



PRICES FOREST TREE SEEDLINGS. 



Prices of forest tree seedlings are such as to place them within reach of 

 the very poorest. In fact, as the great bulk planted are of a spontaneous ori- 

 gin, they are to be had for mere gathering, in regions where found. When 

 trafficked in, i)rices range, owing to variety and size, from six inches to four 



