SELECTING TREES FOR SHELTER, SHADE AND SHOW 



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the Japanese Cypresses offer good material for graceful 

 plantings. Trees for emphasis which are very spectacu- 

 lar in form, color and line may be found among the 

 Spruces ; the one most commonly used for this 



FORESTRY ON INDIAN LANDS 



CECRETARY of the Interior Lane, in his annual re- 

 ^ port for 1917, says of forest conditions on Indian res- 

 ervations : "The efficient lookout and patrol system now 

 maintained on Indian reservations having large tim- 



A STRIKING SPECIMEN OF THE AMERICAN ELM 



A rarely beautiful specimen, testifying strikingly to the right of the Elm 

 to first place on the list of ornamental shade trees. The universal grace 

 of its lines in all its forms and its picturesque foliation are noticeable 

 always. The tree here illustrated is an excellent example. 



purpose being the Colora- 

 do Blue .Spruce. The 

 highly colored and other- 

 wise striking tree is many 

 times used where its em- 

 phasis is too bold and 

 strong. It needs the as- 

 sociation of other ever- 

 greens of a less spectacular 

 color. When vertical em- 

 phasis is desired it may be 

 secured by the use of the 

 Lombardy Poplar. 



There are trees for near- 

 ly every place and purpose. 

 In order to realize the ut- 

 most benefit from planting 

 the planter must give ser- 

 ious consideration to the 

 selection of his material. 

 A study of soil and ex- 

 posure will determine in a 

 general way the proper 

 trees to use, but the final 

 choice is a matter of de- 

 termining the effect desir- 

 ed as an ultimate result 

 of planting trees. 



WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE "VASE" TYPE OF ELM 



And rightly, too, though it might be called "The Bouquet" with equal fit- 

 ness. This beautiful effect is brought about by feathering, or the growth 

 of small branches on the trunk almost to the ground, until it resembles 

 closely a giant vase or an old-fashioned bouquet. 



THE WHITE SPRUCE MAY BE USED FOR EMPHASIS 

 Although this tree is not as spectacular in appearance as the Blue Spruce 



rfj;,-',.,?"?!, ?S . S ' S l ?? 0d . tfee t ?- Use as a specimen where emphasis is 

 desired. The picture illustrates this use. 



ber areas is largely instru- 

 mental in preventing heavy 

 annual fire losses. Ap- 

 praisal of timber re- 

 sources involving much in- 

 cidental data has been con- 

 ducted during the year, 

 and among the large sales 

 of timber made were two 

 on the Klamath Reserva- 

 tion of about 430,000,000 

 feet at the unit price of 

 $3-57 per thousand feet, 

 board measure, for yel- 

 low pine; two of 60,000,- 

 000 feet on the Flathead 

 Reservation at prices from 

 $3.65 to $4 per thousand; 

 about 18,000,000 feet of 

 mixed species in northern 

 Michigan besides other 

 smaller sales. At the Me- 

 nominee Indian mill, 

 where 17,000,000 feet of 

 lumber were manufactured 

 under government man- 

 agement, Indians earned 

 more than $80,000 in wages 

 during the year. 



