ARBORICULTURE 



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Catalpa Speciosa in Bloom, as a Street Tree, 

 Fort Collins, Col. 



Why No Catalpa Cross-Ties 



REASONS -FOR NUMEROUS PAST 

 FAILURES 



5. Original forest of Catalpa exter- 

 minated by settlers. 



6. Vast amount worthless seed dis- 

 tributed; difficult to procure seed and 

 trees of genuine. 



7. Graft and mismanagement of some 

 plantings. 



8. Purchase of low priced trees 

 caused ill results. 



9. Want of care and cultivation of 

 groves, 



1 0. Abandonment of Groves after 

 planting. 



1 . Iron Mountain Railway purchased 

 seed from Japan producing unsuited 

 dw^arf trees. 



2. Farlington Plantation 4x4 feet 

 could not grow. 



3. Many western trees are Bignon- 

 oides, valueless. 



4. No modern grove is old enough. 



One Year's Growth From the Stump 



