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The ground selected is much exposed to frost, so that the test as 

 to hardiness of the various trees should be a fairly severe one. 

 The nineteen kinds now under observation are Abies grandis, 

 A. Nordmanniana, Betula lenta, Carya porcina, Cupressus Law- 

 sofiiana, C. nooikatertsis, Fraxinus alba, Juglans ftigra, Larix 

 leptolepis, Libocedrus decurrens, Liriodendron tulipifera, Picea 

 sifchensts, Pinus ponderosa, Pninus serotina, Pseudotsuga Douglasii, 

 Quercus palustris, Q. rubra, Q. tardissima, and Thuya gigantea. 



Of these nineteen kinds, it was noticed that Fraxinus alba, 

 Liiiodendron tulipifera, and Thuya gigantea were thriving much 

 better than any of the other kinds. The plants, which are from 

 2 to 3 feet high on the average, have been planted amongst the 

 rough herbage at intervals of about 6 feet. 



A visit to the Arboretum at Champenoux was the last item 

 on the programme for the day. It is 25 acres in extent, and 

 is of quite recent origin. The plants are being arranged geo- 

 graphically, and for the time being look rather stiff. As yet 

 no idea can be formed of the kinds likely to prove of most use. 



From a note given in the hand-book describing the different 

 forests that were visited, the revenue and expenditure for this 

 forest during the last six years appear to be as under: — 



Revenue — 



Principal produce, 205,400 cubic feet, at ^3072 

 Secondary produce, . . . . . 191 



Total, . . ^{^3263 



Expenses — 



New Works, ^178 



Works of Maintenance, .... 60 



Supervision, . . . . . . 128 



Total, . . ^^366 



On the 27th, a visit was paid to the State Forest of Haye. 



This forms part of a massive woodland containing about 

 27,200 acres, which occupies the angle formed by the converg- 

 ence of the Meurthe and the Moselle, to the west of the town 

 of Nancy. The total area belonging to the State is given as 

 about 16,000 acres. 



