82 REPORT OF THE FOREST COMMISSION. 



Fig. 23. Tree Wounds Healing Without, and in Spite of, Filling. 



A : A bad scar on a fine elm healing perfectly without cement. 



B : New growth on a wounded elm which has forced out a cement filling. 



C : New growth closing another wound on the same tree and confining some 

 of the cement 



D : Strong new growth closing a bad scar that would have been better left 

 without brick or cement. 



K: A fine callus closing a bad wound on a hemlock that has had no treat- 

 ment. The decayed wood in center should be removed and the sound 

 core tarred. 



SHADE TREE BULLETIN. 



The Commission is still distributing to all who ask for it its 

 fourth annual report, which contains a bulletin on The Planting 

 and Care of Shade Trees. As the call for this bulletin promises 

 to keep up, it is proposed thoroughly to revise it and issue 

 a new edition. 



FOREST PARKS. 



It has been repeatedly urged that New Jersey's forests, though 

 devoted primarily to the production of timber, should be regarded 

 and treated also as parks. This is common practice in all parts 

 of Europe where the population needs outing grounds. It is 

 proper and possible in this State for the same reason. 



That a piece of woodland serve as a park it is not at all neces- 

 sary to put it under the care of a landscapist, or to maintain 

 flower beds and lawns. In many ways and to many people a 

 true wildwood is more attractive than the typical park. We 

 can, therefore, have in all parts of the State bits of woodland 

 that will serve every need of the people at little or no tax upon 

 local treasuries. Of course city parks have become necessities, 

 and it is desirable for each city and town to have at least one. 

 The example of Essex county in creating a county park of nearly 

 3,000 acres on the Orange mountain is also worthy of imitation 

 in other parts of the State. S ; ee Figs, i, 2, 3, 4, 5. A com- 

 munity should be owner if possible, though that is not always 

 essential. 



