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ARBORICULTURE 



than timber trees, and often reaches a 

 heiji^ht of 20 to 25 feet and a diameter of 

 It! to 18 inches. 



There is a vast amount of theoretical in- 

 vestiii^ation goinvr on in the United States. 

 Armies of men making explorations study- 

 ing the things which have been well known 

 for ages, while very litte practical work is 

 being accomplished. 



Nothing is being done to restore the 

 forests but the plans are being discussed, 

 and much money ex])ended in play which 

 should be applied to earnest, honest, actual, 



jTlanting of trees, protection from fires, and 

 the preservation of water sheds. 



What California wants are some more 

 such practical men as T. P. Lurkins of 

 Pasailena who actually plants trees in large 

 quantities. 



Chaparra and other shrub growths, will 

 prepare a soil in which pine, spruce and 

 redwood seed may be sown, and in time, 

 under the shrub protection they will make 

 forests. A litte help extended to nature 

 will enable her to accomplish forest restor- 

 ation. 



Forest Nursery and Lumber Company. 



We are in receipt of the new comprehensive 

 prospectus of this new orjranization which is 

 located at Ashianil, Uliio, W. i). Stem, Secre- 

 tary. 



Every farmer in America should give this 

 subject earnest attention. To grow a crop of 

 wheat, corn or other crop, from the selection of 

 the seed, prepairing the land, sewing, cultivat- 

 ing and harvesting the crop, recjuires constant 

 attention, much labor, many risics and consid- 

 erable, outlay of capital, not until the crop is 

 sold is the grower relieved of his care and 

 anxiety. This must be the routine year after 



year. All that the farmers realize from thi^^ 

 continuous round of labor, is a moderate sum 

 in wages for his time. 



A dozen years hence there will be such a 

 demand for timhor, lumber, ties, fence posts 

 and wootlofall kinds as has never been dreamed 

 of and now is the time for the progressive 

 farmers of America to prepare for supplying 



this want. 



Twelve years only are rp(|uired to produce 

 valuable limbers which will pay a greater in- 

 terest upon the land and investment that ten 

 times as much area in annual crops. 



Is it not worth vour consideration'.' 



Beautiful Gladioli. 



Last spring we received from Arthur 

 Cowee, Berlin, N. Y., a package of his new 

 seedling Cladiolus. These are now in 

 bloom and a blaze of beauty and bright 

 colors. The range of color is wonderful, 

 white in its purity, all shades of pink and 

 crimson, and as the purple predominates 

 in some the flowers become almost a 

 maroon in shade. The making of these 

 delicate flowers are marvelous and attract 



the attention of every visitor. 



One or two Gladioli seldom give any sat- 

 isfaction, they should be in a mass of fifty 

 or a hundred, and planted at intervals they 

 give a continuous exhibition from June to 

 the time of frosts. 



We have grown Gladioli for many years,, 

 and although ours were as good as any 

 seen elsewhere, we must admit the super- 

 iority of Arthur Cowee's bulbs. 



General Miles is an advocate of the disarma- 

 ment of all nations. It is not to be supposed 

 that he has taken this up because he is no 

 longer a warrior. Grizzled soldiers who know 

 what war is are more opposed to it than others 

 who never fired a gun. Miles is an example of 

 the soldiers who went to the field because his 

 country needed him, and he can very consist- 

 ently advise peace, but he cannot tell the 



Europeans anything about the evils of standing 

 armies that they do not know. .Any of them 

 would be glad to (juil if the other fellow would 

 do the same. 



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