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APPENDIX 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO ATTEND THE AMERICAN 

 FORESTRY CONGRESS AT CINCINNATI, OHIO. 



To the Honoicrahle the Commissioner of Agriculture. 



Dear Sir, — -The committee appointed by you to represent the Province of Ontario 

 at the meeting of the American Forestry Congress held in Cincinnati, April 25th to 29th, 

 1882, beg to submit the following report : 



We reached Cincinnati early on the morning of the 25th, where we received a 

 cordial welcome from the Reception Committee, and met a large number of distinguished 

 gentlemen, who had gathered from all parts of North America to discuss the various 

 matters pertaining to the important subject of Forestry. We found the arrangements 

 for the meeting very complete ; the Music Hall, in which it was to be held, centrally 

 located and provided with ample accommodations. The following valuable papers were 

 in the hands of the committee, which were subsequently read, and furnished ample 

 material for discussion, occupying all the time set apart for this purpose : 



1. The Forestry of the Future F. B. Hough, Chief of Forestry. 



2. The Southern Pine Dr. Charles Mohr, Mobile, Ala. 



3. The Walnut Tree Wm. H. Ragan, Clayton, Ind. 



4. Distribution of Canadian Trees A. T. Drummond, Montreal, Canada. 



5. Flora of the Black Hills Robt. Douglas, Waukegan, 111. 



6. Woods of Canada. . . .- Jas. Little, Montreal, Canada. 



7. Arboreal Flora of Arkansas Prof. F. L. Harvey, Fayetteville, Ark. 



8. Profitable Trees for Florida J. G. Knapp, Limona, Florida. 



9. Forests of Michigan Prof. J. M. Spalding, Ann Arbor, Mich. 



10. Forest Reserves at the Headwaters of the Ohio. . ..M. C. Read, Hudson, O. 



11. Roadside Planting for Utility Chas. Garfield, Grand Rapids, Mich. 



12. Trees of Texas T. V. Munson, Denison, Texas. 



1 3. Suggestions Regarding Government Assistance, Prof. W. Brown, Guelph, Ont. 



14. Historical Sketch of the Development of the Forest Policy in Germany. 



Bernhard E. Fernow. Lehigh Furnace, Penn. 



15. Preservation of Timber Prof. F. W. Clarke, Cincinnati, Ohio. 



16. The Work of Western Nurserymen, Present and Prospective, 



S. M. Emery, Lake City, Minn. 



17. Culture and Management of our Native Forests, 



H. W. S. Cleveland, Chicago, 111. 



18. Three-Motion Plan of Planting Robert Douglas, Waukegan, 111. 



19. The Wild Cherry Tree Hon. Horatio Seymour, Utica, N. Y. 



20. Useful Trees of Michigan Prof. W. J. Real, Lansing, Mich. 



21. The Catalpas J. C. Teas, Carthage, Mo. 



22. Cheap, Hardy Trees for the Prairies J. T. Allen, Omaha, Neb. 



23. Woody Plants of Ohio D. L. and Jos. F. James, and Dr. Warder. 



24. Forests and Health Dr. Daniel Milkin. 



25. Climatology and Forestry Dr. George L. Andrew, Laporte, Ind. 



26. Forestry and Rainfalls A. Sanders Piatt, Mackacheck, O. 



27. Torrents and Torrential Floods .D. D. Thompson, Cincinnati, O. 



28. Evils of Woods Pasture Dr. J. A. Warder, North Bend, O. 



29. Droughts, Famines, and Floods in China, 



David H. Baily, late Counsel General of the U. S. in China. 



10 (P. G.) 



