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ARBORICULTURE. 



Scientific Work in 



Planting Trees, 



Creditable Achievement of International Society of Arboriculture — Indiana 



Man to the Fore — John P. Brozcn, of Coiniersvitle, Ind., 



Leader in the Movement. 



(From Indianapolis Star, February ii, 1906.) 



The planting of forests upon an exten- 

 sive scale in the United States has never 

 before been undertaken either by any 

 State or by the National Government, nor 

 yet by individuals or corporations. True, 

 there have been some local plantings done 

 with white pine in the East, and under 

 the timber-planting act there were many 

 groves planted in the Western States, 

 most of which have failed from lack of 

 proper information, instruction and as- 

 sistance, and the moral support of the 

 United States authorities, although Con- 

 gress, in enacting this important measure, 

 intended it to accomplish the re-foresta- 

 tion of the land. 



It has been left to a volunteer society, 

 without either financial or moral support 

 from the Government, to inaugurate this 

 most important timber-planting scheme 

 and carry it to a successful conclusion. 



The manager of this great international 

 movement is Mr. John P. Brown, editor 

 of Arboriculture, and Secretary of the 

 International Society of Arboriculture, 

 whose life has been devoted to study of 

 economic forestry. By appeals to the 

 presidents of the great railways, and pre- 

 senting to them the facts regarding the 

 rapidly diminishing forests, and probabil- 

 ity of the railways soon being compelled 

 to adopt other materials than wood for 



railway construction and maintenance, 

 unless speedy efiforts are made to provide 

 a continuation of the wood supply ; and 

 further, by showing the rapid growth, 

 great durability and usefulness of the 

 Catalpa spcciosa tree, has induced these 

 railways to begin the planting of great 

 forests of these valuable trees. 



OVER A MILLION TREES. 



There are now being planted consider- 

 ably more than one million Catalpa trees 

 under direction of this society by Ameri- 

 can railways. Fully as many more are 

 being planted by farmers and land own- 

 ers in various portions of the country, 

 while within the past four years more 

 than ten million trees have been planted, 

 all through the influence of this society. 



Mr. Brown has made a thorough study 

 of economic timber trees and rate of 

 growth of all species, and has amply dem- 

 onstrated the importance and value of 

 Catalpa speciosa, its great range of suc- 

 cessful growth and utility in commerce, 

 manufactures and the arts. 



For instance, the white oak, which is 

 so highly prized for furniture manufac- 

 ture, interior house finish, cooperage, car 

 building and cross-ties, requires from one 

 hundred to two hundred years to become 

 available and profitable lumber. Yellow 



