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THE MAGAZINE OF THE AMERICAN FORESTRY ASSOCIATION 



PERCIVAL SHELDON RIDSD ALE, Editor 



August, 1920 



NOOSACK FALLS, NEAR MT. BAKER, 



IN WASHINGTON 



Fire has been through the woods just above 



the falls causing a great deal of damage. 



CHANGE OF ADDRESS 

 A request for change of address must reach us at 

 least thirty days before the date of the Issue with 

 which it is to take effect. Be sure to give the old 

 address as well as the new one. 



Members desiring to discontinue membership and 

 magazine should file formal letter of resignation at 

 least thirty days prior to expiration of membership. 



CONTENTS 



Vol. 26, No. 320 



Editorial 



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 451 



Progress of the Purchase of Eastern National Forests 455 



With six illustrations. 



Fire Prevention Slogans. 



How Long Does it Take for a Tree to Decay?. 

 With one illustration. 



The Walnut Our National Tree. 

 With twenty illustrations. 



Hall of Fame for Trees 



With four illustrations. 



460 

 460 



461 



472 



Game Birds as Pets By A. A. Allen 476 



With nine illustrations. 



An Orchard Planted in Honor of "Cher Ami" 479 



A Voice Poem by Leander Goetz 480 



Insect Snow An Enemy of Beech Trees By R. W. Shufeldt. 

 With one illustration. 



Eugene Bruce Dead 



Leaves Poem by Leila Brechenser-Rostiser. 



Putting Towns on Dress Parade 



With six illustrations. 



300,000 Trees Planted in New York. 

 With one illustration 



481 



482 

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 483 



488 



Tramps Through the Gulf States (I) By R. W. Shufeldt 489 



With nine illustrations. 



Unwritten History By Donald Bruce. 

 With one illustration. 



496 



Only A Sapling 496 



Making Japanese Miniature Gardens. . . . 497 



With two illustrations. 



Forestry Editorial Digest 



National Honor Roll, Memorial Trees. 



Book Reviews 



State News 



Forest School Notes 



498 

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 510 



Dean Moon of Syracuse 511 



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February 27, 1920. ______________^^___^^^^^_^_^__ 



