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in the field or for seed-spot planting. Next year the red spruce 

 will bear cones, and the seed gathering that season will be directed 

 to that important species. 



ST. Louis EXPOSITION. 



An exhibit was made by this Commission at the Louisiana Pur- 

 chase Exposition, held at St. Louis, Mo., during the past year. 

 The exhibit was made, as I understand it, in compliance with an 

 urgent invitation from the State Board of Commissioners for the 

 fair, who generously set apart out of their appropriation the sum 

 of |18,000 for this purpose. 



The work of collecting and preparing articles suitable for a 

 display was commenced in January, and on May 1st, the opening 

 day of the exposition, the exhibit was completely installed and 

 ready for the inspection of visitors. The collection was placed 

 in charge of Mr. A. B. Strough, of this department, who went 

 to St. Louis in April, and attended to the unpacking and arrange- 

 ment of the various articles. He remained there during the entire 

 time, and supervised the boxing and shipment of the goods in 

 December. Much of the success of the exhibit is due to his intelli- 

 gent management and diligent attention to every detail con- 

 nected with its installation. The fair closed December 1st, after 

 which the greater part of the material was shipped to Portland, 

 Oregon, where it will be placed on exhibition at the Lewis and 

 Clark Exposition in 1905. 



Each department of the New York Forest, Fish and Game Com- 

 mission was represented in its exhibit at St. Louis. That of the 

 Forestry Department was as follows: 



1. Native woods of New York, embracing all of the 91 species 

 of trees indigenous to the State,* two specimens of each, showing 



* Specimens of nine introduced species were also shown in this collection 



