AMERICAN FORESTRY 



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NO TREE LIKE THE NORWAY MAPLE 



For Lawn or Avenue Planting 



No one disputes the claim to 

 superiority of the Norway 

 Maple (Acer platanoides) . 

 No one who knows it can fail 

 to appreciate what an admir- 

 able tree it is for either lawn 

 or avenue. 



Its symmetrical, somewhat 

 drooping shape, its lovely yel- 

 low flowers in spring, its broad 

 dark green foliage, turning to 

 brilliant golden yellow in late 

 autumn, combine to give it an 

 all-season elegance well suited 

 to refined home surroundings. 



Its growth is strong, compact 

 and vigorous and it will thrive 

 satisfactorily in most any soil, 

 and even in the smoke-laden 

 atmosphere of cities. 



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Median's Norways Are 

 Particularly Fine 



We have a specially fine stock 

 of Norway Maples, probably 

 superior to any in America, 

 and can fill all orders, even the 

 largest, in uniform sizes. Our 

 trees have every point of excel- 

 lence fully developed. They 

 are straight, clean, healthy and 

 good to look at, because they 

 have been grown six feet apart 

 to give plenty of light and air 

 and ample nourishment for the 

 roots. In fact the root systems 

 are wonderfully developed. 

 Every tree is big enough to look 

 well right now, but not so big as 

 to be extravagantly expensive. 



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pine, which must be protected against the 

 spread of the blister disease. 



" On the whole, the situation in Canada 

 may fairly be said to be well in hand. 

 The Governments of both Ontario and 

 Quebec have given the most definite assur- 

 ances that all necessary funds will be pro- 

 vided for this work, and the continued co- 

 operation of the Dominion authorities is 

 assured." 



Using Cut-over Lands 



The lumbermen of a dozen states are to 

 aid in the development of the agricultural 

 resources of the south, through the utilizing 

 of the cut-over lands left after the manufac- 

 ture of the forests of the south into lumber. 

 How to accomplish this end will be an im- 

 portant part of a conference of representa- 

 tives of all the southern states from Vir- 

 ginia to Texas, which has been set for 

 March 19 to 22 in New Orleans. 



Long Life for Wood 



Interesting booklets on " Long Life for 

 Wood" have just been issued by The Bar- 

 rett Company which has branches all over 

 the world. The booklets deal with farm 

 timber and their preservation and the 

 articles are illustrated from pictures from 

 the U. S. Department of Agriculture and 

 the Associated Mutual Fire Insurance com- 

 panies. The booklets call attention to 



Bulletin No. 387 of the Department of 

 Agriculture for treatment of timber and 

 detailed instructions. 



Strengthening Boxes 

 Tests at the Forest Products Laboratory, 

 at Madison, Wisconsin, indicate that by the 

 use of four additional nails in each end an 

 increase of 300 per cent in the strength of 

 canned-food boxes is secured. 



A Forestry Number 

 The Journal of Agriculture, published by 

 the students of the University of California, 

 devotes the entire November number to 

 forestry and the edition would be a credit 

 to any large publication or publishing 

 house. The articles are contributed by 

 some of the best known men in forestry 

 work and the pictures are well printed. 



Pine Blister in Canada 



In the January number of the Pulp and 

 Paper Magazine a great deal of space is 

 devoted to the white pine blister disease. 

 In addition to an editorial there is an 

 article by H. T. Gussow, Dominion Botanist 

 o ' Ottawa, which describes the pest and tells 

 of the importance of checking its spread. 



Forestry Club Meeting 

 At Seattle, March 1, 2 and 3, will be 

 held the annual convention of the Intercol- 

 legiate Association of Forestry Clubs. It is 



expected that representatives of all the 

 forest schools of the United States will be 

 present. Many side trips to big mills are 

 planned. The officers for the year are Don- 

 ald H. Clark, president; Timon Torkelson, 

 secretary; Jesmond Balmer, vice-president. 



The State College of Washington will 

 inaugurate this year a short course in farm 

 forestry as part of the winter short course 

 of the department of forestry, this new 

 idea in forestry education being the plan of 

 F. G. Miller, in charge of the department. 

 Washington, since starting its work in 

 teaching forestry problems, has been forg- 

 ing ahead rapidly. 



Maple Sugar Industry 



In cooperation with one of the leading 

 manufacturing companies, The New York 

 State College of Forestry will undertake 

 during the coming spring the study of the 

 maple sugar industry in New York. An 

 experimental orchard will be tapped near 

 the State Ranger School at Wanakena, New 

 York, and among other things to be in- 

 vestigated are the nature of sap flow, char- 

 acter of individual trees giving best yields, 

 cost and efficiency of various types of 

 equipment, and costs of various operations. 

 The results of these studies will be in- 

 corporated in a bulletin. 



