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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



city has just completed the removing 

 of what I consider to be the largest 

 Pecan tree in the State. The tree meas- 

 ured 32 inches D. B. H. and was ap- 

 proximately 85 feet tall. The tree was 

 between 90 and 100 years of age. It 

 was found growing in a back yard in 

 one of the oldest sections of the city. 

 I could not get any information re- 

 garding the fruiting of this tree, but as 



far as growth is concerned better re- 

 sults could not have been asked for. 

 Other information regarding the Pecan 

 in Maryland would be interesting." 



Mrs. J. M. Clark of Cohasset, Afass., 

 writes : "We are on the firing line of 

 the gypsy moth, and we have destroyed 

 500 tent caterpillar nests this season, 

 so far. The fight has been on sin:e 

 the last of April." 



ADVICE FOR THE MONTH OF JULY; 



1. Cultivate and water all plants set out last spring. 



2. Spray for leaf -eating insects. Use arsenate of lead of standard brand at 

 the rate of about 1 pound to 10 gallons of water. 



3. Spray for plant lice on beech, maples, etc., with whale oil soap at the rate of 

 1 pound to 5 gallons of water. 



4. Remove all broken branches and dead branches of larger size. Cover the 

 wound with coal tar. 



The San Francisco Meeting 



That a large ntmiber of members of the American Forestry Association 

 will attend the meeting at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco 

 on Wednesday, October 20th, is evident. Not only will there be the 

 members from California, Washington, Oregon and other Western States, 

 but a number of members in the east will so time their intended trip to 

 the Exposition that they will be enabled to attend the Association's 

 meeting. 



The whole week of October 18th will be devoted to Forestry and Lumber- 

 ing and the program, owing to the great importance of the lumber industry 

 on the Pacific coast, should attract wide attention. 



The week's program will be : 



Monday, October 18 — Meeting of the Society of American Foresters. 



Tuesday, October 19 — Meeting of the Western Forestry and Conser- 

 vation Association. 



Wednesday, October 20 — Meeting of the American Forestry Association. 



Thursday, October 21 — Meeting of the Pacific Logging Congress. 



Friday and vSaturday, October 22 and 23 — Members will visit by special 

 train the famous redwood logging camps near Eureka, returning to San 

 Francisco Saturday night. 



Members of the American Forestry Association who expect to be in 

 San Francisco for the meeting will kindly notify the Secretary so that 

 additional particulars may be sent to them. 



The program will be announced shortly. 



