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ARBORICULTURE 



which must not be confounded with the 

 ordinary catalpa found in many towns 

 and along many country roads. 

 POUND everywhere;. 



They vary greatly. The rapid growth 

 of this tree and its value after growth 

 commend it as an ideal tree to be used in 

 starting new forests. 



A century ago it was known only on a 

 circumscribed area near the mouth of the 

 Wabash, in Indiana. It has proved its 

 true worth by spreading, until now it is 

 to be found in almost every State of the 

 Union, in Mexico, and even in Canada. 



That it grows with almost marvelous 

 rapidity is shown by the fact that catalpas 

 in the South have increased two inches in 

 diameter in a single season. 



Objections have been raised to the ca- 

 talpa by reason of its rapid growth, but 

 the author shows the fallacy of the argu- 

 ment by several conclusive reasons. 



The rapid increase in size is explained 



by the greater number of cells added in 

 a given period ; each cell is the same as 

 another, and they have no especial bear- 

 ing upon the hardness of the wood. 



EXAMPIvE TO FARMERS. 



Catalpa has been used with great suc- 

 cess by railroads as ties, and those who 

 have experimented now have forests 

 growing from which their tie supply will 

 come twenty-five or thirty years hence, or 

 even sooner. 



Other trees claim much space, and their 

 virtues are dwelt upon at length. In fact, 

 Mr. Brown is not a specialist. 



He loves his mission, and is endeavor- 

 ing to carry it out without fear or preju- 

 dice. The book should be of great value 

 to farmers and others owning large tracts 

 of land. 



It will show these men that there will 

 be a big return at a small expense of 

 labor, and that done, a great step has been 

 made in the right direction. 



Great Planter of Trees Visits City. 



John P. Brozvn, of Indiana, Has Done IMuch for Country — Recognized World Over as an 

 Authority on Arboriculture — Co>iies to Colorado to Study Trees and to Consult 



ivith General Palmer at the Springs. 



Hon. John P. Brown, of Connersville, 

 Ind., the man who has caused more trees 

 to grow than probably any person that 

 ever lived, was in the city yesterday for 

 a few hours. He was on his way to visit 

 General William J. Palmer at Colorado 

 Springs, who, with Mr. Brown, has had 

 the distinction of doing a great work in 

 the fostering of agriculture. General 

 Palmer is the President and Mr. Brown 

 the Secretary of the International Society 

 'of Arboriculture. 



"I have been at this work fifty years," 

 said Mr. Brown vesterdav, "and for thirty 



years kept steadily at it. Our society has 

 caused to be planted more than twenty 

 million trees, ten times as many as the 

 government has planted. I come to Col- 

 orado frequently to study the trees and 

 the mountain forest conditions, but this 

 time I am largely on a tour of pleasure. 

 I want to consult General Palmer, and 

 am en route to Colorado Springs." 



Mr. Brown is familiar with the plans 

 of General Palmer and Dr. W. A. Bell 

 regarding their gift of Manitou Park to 

 Colorado College as the basis of a depart- 

 ment of forestry in tliat institution. For 



