LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 



U. S. Department of Agriculture, 



Division of Forestry, 

 Washington, D. C, August 15, 1895. 

 Sir : I have the honor to submit herewith for publication a bulletin 

 containing accounts of the value and method of cultivation of some 

 exotic trees of economic value, which may be cultivated with advantage 

 in some parts of the Southern States, with a view to the enrichment of 

 the forest flora and to give rise to new and valuable industries. 

 Respectfully, 



B. E. Fernow, 

 Chief of Division of Forestry, 

 Hon. J. Sterling Morton, 



Secretary of Agriculture. 



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