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Manuel du Cultivateur de Pins en Sologne. Par David Cannon* 

 Laureat du Prix d'Honneur du Comite en 1881. Memoire Couronn^ 

 par le Comite Central Agricole de la Sologne, Orleans. Imprimerie 

 Pirget, 9, Ptue Vielle Poterie. 1883. 



This excellent and valuable manual on Pine cultivation is from the 

 pen of our esteemed contributor, Mr. David Cannon, of Les Vaux, 

 Salbris, Loir-et-Clier, and won for him a gold medal as the successful 

 competitor in a competition proposed by the Central Agricultural 

 Association of Sologne. The essay was called forth in consequence 

 of the mischief wrought amongst the forests of the Sologne by the 

 severe weather of 1879-80, and the ravages of insects which followed. 

 The object of the papers invited was to elicit, in a plain and easy way, 

 such advice as experience might suggest as to the choice of land, the 

 particular sort of Pines best suited for such lands, and the most 

 desirable methods of culture, as well as to obtain' hints as to sowing, 

 planting, clearing, &c., and hints as to the best means of defence 

 against disease, weather, and insects — in short, as to the best methods 

 of forestry that could be pursued. Mr. Cannon has amply and ably 

 furnished the required information in the brochure before us. He 

 goes very fully into the whole subject, discussing first. Pines in general, 

 and then proceeding to general considerations on Pine culture, and 

 finally giving us chapters on various descriptions of Pine. We 

 commend a perusal of this excellent treatise (which will be useful 

 to all planters) to the especial attention of those students who con- 

 template a course of instruction at the Nancy School of Forestry. 

 We shall, perhaps, in future issues, give translations, with the author's 

 permission, of some portions of this little work. 



Carriage of Trees and Shrubs. — Having recently received some 

 consignments of trees and shrubs from those excellent and well- 

 known firms, Messrs. Little and BaUantyne, of Carlisle, and Messrs 

 James Dickson and Sons, of the Newton Nurseries, Chester, we were 

 struck by the admirable manner in which the packing was done, and 

 by the excellent condition in which the trees arrived. One tree, a 

 specimen of the Weymouth Pine, 10 feet high, being too large to 

 pack was sent alone, its roots being of course secured, and in that 

 condition it travelled from Chester to London, and was delivered to 

 us perfectly intact and without a branch being broken or injured. 

 We allude to the circumstance to show how great are the facilities 

 for planting, and how easy the process is made by the skill of our 

 nurserymen. 



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