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OUK New Tkeasukek.— Mr. A. H. lirackett, of Lon^ Lake, has 

 been appointed treasurer for tlu" uiiriniahed term to fill the vacancy 

 caused hy the death of our esteemed late member, Mr. F. G. Gould. 

 Mr. Brackett, althou;;h one of the young-er members of the society, is 

 earnest and thorou<;h^oin<j and a practical horticulturist, and is 

 well known to all who are in the habit of attending' our associations. 

 His appointment will <;^ive general satisfaction. 



The Fkuit Gkowers U.VIOX.— This org^anization, which was re- 

 ferred to in the last number, will have its headf^uarters in Chicago 

 and send out dail^- bulletins of prices, supply' and demand to 

 every shipping point throughout the country'. If conducted fairlj' 

 in the interest of its members, this union should accomplish much 

 for the fruit growers of the country. Heretofore their sources of 

 information have been largely under the control of commission 

 men or consumers. 



Meehan's Monthly. — The July No. of this valuable journal is on 

 our table. We prize this magazine for the freshness, originality and 

 versatility of its contents, its perusal always disclosing many items 

 of special interest. This number has as a frontispiece a colored 

 plate of a beautiful variety of the fern familj% Goldie's Shield fern. 

 The size and shape of this monthly is very suitable for binding for 

 permanent preservation, a feature that is overlooked in some other 

 valuable periodicals, and the practice of slipping a piece of stiff 

 pasteboard into the envelopes alongside brings it to the subscribers 

 without injury from bending. 



Forestry Legislation. — The executive committee in session 

 directlj' after the summer meeting considered the resolution 

 presented by Mr. D. R. McGinnis and adopted by the so- 

 ciety, and appointed a sub-committee consisting of President 

 Underwood, Mr. Wj'man Elliot and Secretarj' Latham to take 

 the necessary steps looking towards the accomplishment of the pur- 

 pose of the resolution. This committee, in association with other 

 gentlemen, will select a suitable committee to draft and present 

 to the next legislature a forestry protection law embodj'ing the 

 inost advanced views on this subject and also to include, it is 

 likely, the proposition of Captain Cross. 



Protecting the Forests from Fires.— The first annual report 

 of Gen. C. C. Andrews, who holds the postion of fire warden under the 

 late law for forest preservation, is just issued and will be found val- 

 uable reading for all interested in this important subject. Besides 

 detailing his methods of placing his office in touch with those who 

 are to attend directly to the execution of the law, and reciting the 

 results, the report contains also a map of the pine regions of the 

 state, estimates by counties of the trees standing in the timber 

 counties, statistical information from many of those engaged in the 

 logging business, a compilation of the views of a large number of 

 woodsmen on the re-foresting of the pine lands, etc. On this last 

 subject, the consensus of opinion seems to bethat when the fires are 

 kept out the young pines will soon appear. The expenses of the lire 

 warden's office for the yeaf show a total of $2,020.00. 



