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visit to Europe in the interest of forestry. In a letter from his 

 daughter, Anna A. Warder, of North Bend, Ohio, under date of Aug. 

 10, 1896, she speaks of this visit and of her father's great zeal in his 

 chosen work: 



"I think you have the Munich photograph taken in 1873, when my 

 father went to Vienna as one of the U. S. Commissioners, and also 

 of this state. He had for some years previously been much inter- 

 ested in the study and practice of forestry, and made this a subject 

 of especial investigation while abroad, both in the various collect- 

 ions at the great Exposition and by trips into the forests himself, 

 chiefly in Austria, the results of which you can find in his report to 

 the United States government. 



"We often felt that he was much in advance of the times. He 

 studied medicine because in no other school could he get such a 

 thorough knowledge of chemistry, which he felt was essential to 

 successful farming. Again and again he was almost discouraged 

 by the difficulty of arousing the state and nation to the importance 

 of protecting and preserving the noble forests of our land, and 

 often did he regret the short-sightedness which cleared vast acres 

 without making any provision for future generations. 



"Never very robust, he was in usual health, and with full vigor 

 and mental powers in his 62nd year when he made the trip abroad, 

 which he very inuch enjoyed, and from which he brought many 

 lessons for the new school of foresty which he hoped would arise 

 in this country. Though not altogether neglecting the kindred 

 sciences of horticulture and agriculture, the chief labor of the next 

 ten years were given to forestry." 



The life and works of Dr. Warder are too well known and recorded 

 to need any extended notice. It is a pleasure to be able to preserve 

 in our reports a portrait of this noble man taken at a time when he 

 was doing his best work for the world. 



ADDITIONS TO THE SOCIETY LIBRARY SINCE 

 JANUARY 1, 1896. 



Wisconsin State Horticultural Society, Annual Report, 1895. 

 Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station, Annual Report, 1892. 

 Maine State Pomological Society, Annual Report, 1894. 

 Ontario Farmers' Institutes, Annual Report, 1891 

 Department of Agriculture, Year Book, 1894. 

 Missouri State Horticultural Society, Annual Report, 1882. 



1882. 

 " '< " " " " 1891. 



Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station, Annual Report, 1894. 

 New Jersey " " " " " 1894. 



Missouri State Horticultural Society, Annual Report, 1892. 

 Georgia Agricultural Experiment Station, Annual Report, 1893. 

 Utah " " " " " 1893. 



Missouri State Horticultural Society, Annual Report, 1895. 

 Georgia " " " " " 1895. 



