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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



THE MAGAZINE OF THE AMERICAN FORESTRY ASSOCIATION 



PERCIVAL SHELDON RIDSDALE, Editor 



October 1917 Vol. 23 



CONTENTS 



No. 286 



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Forest Regiment Fund 581 



Gourds — Natural and Trained 582 



An illustration. 



Wood on the Wing — By Bristow Adams 583 



With eight illustrations. 



Flying Wedge of Bankers and Farmers — .'\n Address by 



Charles Lathrop Pack. 



590 



First Apple Tree of the Northwest— By H. E. Zimmerman.. 591 

 With one illustration. 



The Friar, His Dog and the Iron Cross — By Alice Spencer. . 592 

 With three illustrations. 



Some Achievements in Food — By Norman C. McLoud 593 



With ten illustrations. 



The Lure of the Beaver — By D. Lange. 

 With sixteen illustrations. 



600 



Marsh Land and Other Aquatic Plants— By R. W. Shufeldt 

 With fourteen illustrations. 



Selecting Nut Trees for Planting— By C. A. Reed 



With eight illustrations. 



The Totem Tree — By H. E. Zimmerman 



With one illustration. 

 The Thrushes— By A. A. Allen 



With eight illustrations. 



Editorial 



How We Stand for Efficient State Forestry. 



Building an Atmosphere of Stability into the Home — By 



Rawson W. Haddon 



With three illustrations. 



Book Revievifs 



Canadian Department — By Ellwood Wilson. 

 Current Literature 



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I SPECIAL OFFER TO MEMBERS ONLY 



I One of the following described books will be presented free of charge to any member of the 



1 American Forestry Association who secures ONE NEW subscribing member: 



I No. 1— Field Book of American Trees and Shrubs, 465 pages, 275 illustrations of trees, leaves, 



I blossoms, fruits, seeds, area of growth, etc. 



1 No. 2— Field Book of Wild Birds and Their Music, 262 pages. 38 colored and 15 other full- 



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