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of the Box Elder is that their seed litter the ground, and, by 

 hang-ing- on the trees throug-h the winter, give them an unkempt 

 appearance. Insects infest them more than they do any other 

 of our shade trees, and they often become a nuisance from this 

 source. The wood is not as valuable as that of other maples, 

 being- softer and weaker ; weight per cubic foot, 27 pounds. Fig-. 

 9 shows the dense, symmetrical dome of a Box Elder growing 

 a few miles from the Station grounds. 



THE LOCUSTS. 



The Black Locust and the Honey Locust, commonly so 

 called, are here grouped tog-ether, more because of the similarity 

 of their common names than because of relationship; for, as 

 their scientific names indicate, they do not belong- to the same 

 g-enus. 



Black Locust. (Robiiiia pseudacacia L.) Considering its 

 rapid growth, its hardiness, the ease with which it is multi- 

 plied and transplanted, its adaptability to various situations, 

 .and its value for fuel, fence posts and other minor uses about 

 the farm, the Black Locust is a valuable tree for the pioneer in 

 this region. It mig-ht well be planted in wood lots for the uses 

 named above, in place of the poplars that are now more com- 

 monly planted. The tree is given this recommendation, not 

 alone from its behavior on the grounds here, where it is one of 

 the most satisfactory trees in the plantation, but after a care- 

 ful inquiry as to its status at large in the State. Our nine-year 

 old trees are good healthy specimens, averaging- 23 feet in 

 height, and 22 inches in circumference. For ornamental plant- 

 ing, the Black Locust is not to be so hig-hly recommended as it is 

 for timber planting. The trees are entirely devoid of beauty 

 for a large part of the year, in fact they are quite unsightly, 

 being unsymmetrical and scragly in habit, and bearing- the 

 withered seed pods and leaves throug-hout the winter and until 

 June, at which late date, long after most other trees are in full 

 foliage, it puts forth its leaves, to remain, however, but for a 

 brief period, as they fall earliest of all in the autumn. Clothed 

 in verdure, and all its deformities hidden, it is a fairly beautiful 

 tree, its beauty being heightened in early summer by an abun- 

 danceof pendulous clusters of white, sweet-scented flowers. The 

 foliage dropping- on the ground, fertilizes it, and spots of lawn, 

 shaded by this tree, are g-enerally fresh and luxuriant. The 



