404 STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



New Hampshire does not return a pine tree of any kind, but returned 1,500,- 

 000,(00 of black spruce, which will all be gone in ten years at the present rate 

 of cutting. 



FORESTRY RESOLUTIONS. 



At the meeting of the American Agricultural Association in Chicago in 

 December, the following resolutions offered by Dr. John A. Warder were unani- 

 mously adopted : 



Whereas, We begin to realize the lamentable wasting of the forest lands of 

 the United States and the sad effects of their destruction upon the climate and 

 water supply of the country, and we are forced to confess our need of the 

 knowledge of the better management of the woodlands than is now possessed 

 by the people : therefore, 



Resolved, That we urge upon the State Legislatures the propriety of selecting 

 judicious persons to act as "State Forestry Commissioner," whose duty it shall 

 be to instruct the people in regard to forest trees and their production and 

 management; said officers to report annually upon the condition of the wood- 

 lands in their respective commonwealths; 



Resolved, That we beg of all the agricultural colleges established under the 

 land grant of Congress that they shall lose no time in planting State arboreta 

 and establishing forest experimental stations where all species adapted to the 

 soil and climate shall bo tested, and whence surplus seeds and plants may be 

 distributed. Annual reports of these establishments to be made to the govern- 

 ors of tlie State and boards of agriculture; 



Resolved, That Congress be asked to establish one or more experimental for- 

 est stations upon the public domain, where the propagating and testing of use- 

 ful trees shall be the leading object, with the collection of seeds and plants to 

 be distributed by or under direction of the United States agricultural depart- 

 ment, to which bureau these stations shall make annual reports. 



TRANSPLANTING EVERGREENS. 



From a somewhat lengthy article in the Rural Home, by B. Gott, we cull 

 the following good points: 



First, In purchasing or removing evergreens, do so in cloudy, damj"), or moist 

 "weather, and select those trees that are young and small in size, as the risk 

 which is so very great in a large specimen is comparably nothing on a small 

 one. The chances of success are ten to one in favor of the small sample. 



Second, In the act of removing the trees carefully preserve and take up all 

 the roots that it is possible to get. This gives the tree additional chance in 

 proportion to the number and entirety of the small roots secured. 



Third, While the tree's roots are out of the ground, either for a longer or 

 shorter period, carefully keep ihe roots shaded and damp, and entirely from the 

 action of the sun, air, and drying winds. These influences, while so very 

 beneficial to the tops of the trees, are most surely suicidal to their roots. 



Fourth, Plant the trees again as soon as possible after taking them up, and 

 as carefully as possible, spreading out all the young roots to the action of the 



