596 1 he Joiirnal of Forestry. 



American Forestry.- At the recent meeting of the American Nurserymen's 

 Association a memorial to Congress, praying for a commission to examine the 

 forests of Europe, was adopted. 



New Forests in France. — It is stated that several million acres being 

 unproductive in France for farming purposes, the proprietors are taking mea- 

 sures to grow forests on these lands. It is estimated that in that country of 

 high prices of timber, the lands will thus net 10s. per acre per annum in 

 profit, and that there are enough of such lands in France to give an increase 

 in productive profit of £5,000,000 ! 



Eapid Growth of Hickory. — We measured a plant of a hickory (Carya 

 sulcnta) this summer, which in three years from the seed had made a growth 

 of 3i feet. On the grounds of Hoopes, Bro., and Thomas, at West Chester, is 

 a tree of the same kind of hickory twelve years old, which is sixteen feet high 

 and fifteen inches in circumference ; and yet we hear sometimes that hickory 

 is slow timber to grow. — Gardener's Monthlij (U.S.A.). 



Ornamental Maples.— The following remarks respecting some of the 

 handsomest of the newer varieties of the Acer family are from Mr. Berry, of 

 Longleat: — Acer platanoides Lorhergi.— This beautiful new variety of maple 

 well deserves special notice on account of its richly coloured foliage, and free 

 habit of growth. Its leaves, when newly unfolded, are a bright reddish purple, 

 not much inferior as regards brilliant colouring to A. pohjmorplmm ruhrum. 

 It will, I think, make a highly ornamental tree, and form a beautiful contrast 

 to Acer psetido-platanus corstorpMnense, the foliage of which is yellow when 

 fully opened in spring. A. Warjneri laciniatum. — This is a fine free-growing 

 maple, with beautiful large, glossy, bright green foliage, which becomes 

 richly coloured in autumn. A. platanoides laciiiiatum. — This peculiarly cut- 

 leaved variety is not quite so vigorous a grower as the last named. Its leaves 

 are deeply cut, and turned in at the points, giving them an appearance like 

 that of an eagle's foot. A. platanoides dlssectum. — This is another fine cut- 

 leaved Maple, which is well worth knowing. A. platanoides Schivedleeri. — 

 This somewhat resembles the last kind mentioned, but its leaves are a little 

 larger, and it appears to be a more vigorous grower. A. pseudo-platamis 

 purpure7im.— This forms a stately tree ; its foliage is large, handsome, and 

 deep purple on the under side. A fine ornamental tree, suitable for park 

 planting. 



Trees in Cornwall.— The comparative absence of trees in Cornwall affords 

 a remarkable contrast in this respect to Devonshire. On the high grounds 

 they are few and poor, and even in the hollows they do not attain any great 

 size. Running about for some days, we did not happen to see a single tree 

 worth taking notice of, and half a dozen miles from the Land's End they 

 utterly fail. On the whole, Cornwall may be described as a treeless land. 

 The hedo-es, however — many of them at least — are, like those of Devonshire, 

 magnificent. One in particular above the Linyher was a perfect marvel of 

 veo-etation. In the course of a mile or two we noticed growing on it in wild 

 luxuriance nearly all the ordinary trees of the country — oak, beech, elm, 

 thorn, hazel, birch, ash, bramble, ivy, with foxgloves, and dozens of other wild 

 flowers past nanaiing.— Scotsman. 



