April 27, 1907 



horticulture: 



563 



PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. 



Proceedings ot the 52nd Annual 

 Mealing of the Western New York 

 Horticultural Society, held at Roches- 

 ter, N. Y., January 13 and 14. 1907. 

 This is a very complete and interest- 

 ing report, full of valuable knowledge 

 and experience as contributed by the 

 great fniit growing industry oi' the 

 Empire State. Secretary John Hall 

 records that the society membership 

 has now, for the first time passed the 

 1000 mark. A portrait of the late 

 George Ellwanger forms the frontis- 

 piece of the book. 



Second Annual Report of the Super- 

 intendent for Suppressing the Gypsy 

 and Brown-tail Moths, by A. H. Kirk- 

 land, Boston, Mass. This book gives 

 a carefully prepared account of the 

 last year's work as accomplished by 

 the official staff and by local authori- 

 ties and citizens generally tbVoughout 

 the State of Massachusetts. The re- 

 port fills 170 pages, and is copiously 

 illustrated, two colored plates included. 

 Microscopic pictures of the effect of 

 the brown-tail hairs on the human 

 skin will be found especially interest- 

 ing. This report may be had on ap- 

 plication at the Public Document 

 Room, State House, Boston. 



Arbor Day, Massachusetts, 1907. — 

 The pamphlet issued last year met 

 with such an appreciative reception 

 that it was thought best by the State 

 Board of Agriculture to continue the 

 publication for this year, and the edi- 

 tion has been increased to 3,500 copies 

 mainly for the use of the public 

 schools. Some of the contents are 

 Need of an Arbor Day in Massachu- 

 setts, by Prof. F. W. Rane, Forestry 

 Work of the Women's Clubs, by Helen 

 A. Whittier, How to Protect Trees 

 from Insects, by Dr. H. T. Fernald, 

 Why Children Should be Friends of 

 the Birds, by E. H. Furbush and 

 several pages of general Information, 

 selections and suggestions. There are 

 a number of instructive half-tone 

 plates. 



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