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cations where strong winds do not prevail it would probably suc- 

 ceed well and be a desirable tree. It made a maximum growth 

 the first year of i ft. 4 in., and an average growth of 9 in. ; the 

 second year the maximum was i ft. 5 in., and the average i ft. 2 in. 



Sugar Maple {Acer saccharinum}. The sugar maple does 

 not bear transplanting well and as a consequence makes slow 

 growth for some years afterwards. The first year the growth did 

 not average more than y/ 2 or 4 in., and the second year about 9 

 in. The sugar maple is a very desirable tree for shade and orna- 

 mental purposes and grows be<t when started from the seed where 

 it is desired to have the tree; in this way it receives no set back 

 from transplanting. 



Box Elder or Ash Leaved Maple {Ncgundo aceroides.) 

 This is a desirable tree on account of its rapid growth, hardiness 

 and the formation of a dense shapely top. The ' first year it made 

 a maximum growth of i ft. 8 in., and an average growth of i ft. 

 5 in.; the second year the maximum growth was 4 ft. 3 in., and 

 the average 3 ft. 4 in. 



Black Locust {Robinia pseudadacia}. This is a rapid grow- 

 ing tree and valuable for fuel and posts. It has acted rather 

 peculiarly here; some of the trees having the entire top die appar- 

 ently from the effects of the winters, while others standing by ttsir 

 side were not injured in the least, though exposed in exactly ; \fee 

 same way; young trees grown from the seed- have been injured 

 only slightly at the ends of the limbs. The first year after plant- 

 ing the maximum growth was i ft. 3 in., and the average growth i 

 ft.; the second year the maximum growth was 3 ft. 3 in. and the 

 average 3 ft. i in. 



Black Walnut {Juglans nigra}. A tree that does not 

 readily bear transplanting on account of its long main or a tap" 

 root and few lateral ones. The first year after setting the- trees 

 they did little more than live, making a maximum growth of 6 in., 

 and an average of 3 in.; the second year the maximum 

 growth was 9 in., and the average 7 in. The average this, the 

 third, year will be i ft. or more, thus showing they are gradually 

 recovering from the shock of removal. There are also several 

 growing from the seed planted in the spring of 1890 which it is 



