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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



vania, Maryland, and the State after which the last was 

 named, respectively. The first was brought out during 

 the early 90's, and where given intelligent care and 

 attention it has produced liberal crops of nuts. The 

 Stabler and Ohio are new sorts, but both are showing 

 remarkable evidences of early bearing. All of these 

 varieties are handsome in habit of growth, and have 

 fine and rather dense foliage. The nuts are of average 

 size and quality. Their chief point of superiority lies in 

 the ease with which the kernels may be released from the 

 shells after the nuts are cracked by ordinary methods. A 

 very high percentage of the kernels may be extracted in 

 unbroken halves. Frequently kernels of the Stabler are 

 removed intact. 



"Wherever the black walnut will succeed, it can be 

 planted with entire propriety in private lawns, 



THE CALIFORNIA BLACK WALNUT 



The majestic beauty of this tree, as well as its high utilitarian value, 

 is responsible for its selection as one of, if not the representative 

 American tree. The planting of walnuts is earnestly urged. 



public parks, along highways, in fence corners on 

 the farm, and about farm buildings. Except for tim- 

 ber purposes, they should under no circumstances be 

 planted nearer than twenty-five feet in any direction 

 from large trees, and unless other trees nearby are to 

 be subsequently removed, the young walnuts should be 

 allowed fully fifty feet. 



"Where nut production is desired, budded or grafted 

 trees of the improved varieties will be found much more 

 satisfactory than will seedlings or unbudded trees. Trees 

 of the former type are available from but a few nurseries 

 only. When they cannot be had, well grown seedlings 

 three or four years of age and from three to six feet in 

 height above ground may well be used. If for any 

 reason trees of this class cannot be had, it will do to 

 plant plump-meated nuts where the trees are to be grown. 

 They will not all succeed, but if enough nuts are planted 

 some trees will undoubtedly result and the returns will 

 be incalculable. In transplanting the tap-root can safely 

 be cut from two and one-half to three feet below the 

 surface. 



"It is not probable that the Forestry Association will 

 need to be reminded of the importance of the part in 

 winning the war placed upon this species by President 

 Wilson, when he officially called upon the Boy Scouts of 

 America to locate black walnut trees suitable for logs 

 wherever they might be found. Surely readers have not 

 forgotten the part the Forestry Magazine took in adver- 

 tising the call and in recruiting the black walnut for 

 duty overseas. Let us have more black walnut trees as 

 memorials, not only to the men, but also to the trees 

 which went to France and did not return; also let us 

 have more of the spirit of the late Governor Hogg, of 

 Texas, who, when on his death bed, expressed the wish 

 that no monument of stone be erected to his memory, but 

 that a walnut tree would be planted at the head of his 

 grave and a pecan at the foot, and that when the trees 

 matured and bore nuts they might be planted by the 

 children of Texas, in order that there might be more 

 trees and Texas a land of trees. While we are 

 planting let us select useful trees best suited to our 

 locality." 



IN THE PINE WOOD 



Where the pines make network 

 Of arms across the sky, 

 Here, dear love, the place to live, 

 Here, dear God, to die. 

 Blue the heavens sift to me, 

 Soft the wind sings of the sea, 

 Life is incense Earth is good 

 In the deep primeval wood. 



Where trees hold attainment 



Of growth up to the sky, 



Home I come from crowded streets 



When toil lets me by ; 



Here, dear love, we know life best. 



When death comes to bid us rest, 



Let us sleep where silence trod 



Through the woods to speak with God. 



Edith Livingston Smith. 



HOW A FOREST SERVICE MAN GOT RICH 



TTE started poor as the proverbial church mouse ten 

 -*--*- years ago. He has now retired with a comfortable 

 fortune of $50,000. This money was acquired through 

 industry, economy, conscientious effort to give full value, 

 indomitable perseverance, and the death of an uncle who 

 left him $49,999.50." Laboratory Bulletin. 



T^HE appointment of T. W. Norcross as Chief Engineer 

 * of the Forest Service, has been announced by Colonel 

 W. B. Greeley, Chief of the Forest Service. Mr. Nor- 

 cross succeeds Mr. O. C. Merrill, who resigned a short 

 time ago to become Executive Secretary of the Federal 

 Power Commission. 



