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FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION 



April 



When grown for forest purposes, 

 the Tulip-tree should be mixed with 

 other deciduous species, but should be 

 given a start or planted with slow- 

 growing trees so that it may not be 

 overtopped. When planted for a 

 ground cover or for economic pur- 

 poses, the trees should be set about 6 

 feet apart each way. Within its range 

 the Tulip-tree does not demand spe- 

 cial preparation of the ground prior 

 to planting, unless it be where there is 

 an unusually tough sward, in which 

 case the grass should be broken and 

 turned under. In setting the trees the 

 sod should be broken in a little circle 

 and the tree set in the center of the 

 broken ground, care being taken to 

 pack the dirt firmly around the roots. 

 The roots should never be allowed to 

 become dry. If the plantation is in a 

 sheltered valley or rich bottom land, 

 the Tulip-tree may be planted as the 

 predominant tree of the mixture. If 

 it is in an exposed situation the spe- 

 cies with which it grows should be in 

 excess, so as to give the needed pro- 



tection from high winds and frost. 

 The desirable species for such a mix- 

 ture include most of our moderately 

 shade-enduring hardwoods, such as 

 the maples, oaks, Chestnut, hickories, 

 walnuts, etc. There seems no reason 

 why the Norway Spruce and some of 

 the pines would not also make desir- 

 able associate trees for the Tulip-tree. 



POSSIBILITIES AND USES. 



For shade and ornament the Tulip- 

 tree possesses great merit and is de- 

 serving of very general propagation. 

 It is to be especially recommended for 

 cities where bituminous coal is burned. 

 It comes into leaf early, holds its fol- 

 iage until late in the fall, and has few 

 disfiguring insect enemies, while in 

 general shape and manner of growth 

 it leaves little to be desired. Forest 

 planting of the Tulip-tree for econo- 

 mic purposes has never been attempt- 

 ed, but judging from the form and 

 rate of growth of the natural forest- 

 grown tree, and the value of the wood, 

 few trees would be more profitable for 

 such a purpose. 



RECENT PUBLICATIONS 



Post's Paper Mill Directory for 1905-6. 



Pp. 571. L. D. Post, Publisher, New 



York, 1905. $2.00. 



The latest edition of this standard direc- 

 tory is probably the most comprehensive and 

 inclusive list of manufacturers, dealers, 

 mills, and mill officers of the paper, pulp, 

 and chemical industry of the United States 

 and Canada extant. Classification is made 

 of mills by their goods, a list of projected 

 mills given, and a very complete directory 

 of foreign mills included. The mass of in- 

 formation which the volume contains is ar- 

 ranged in a manner that makes it easy of 

 reference, and a complete index makes all 

 information immediately "get-at-able." To 

 the pulp and paper trade this volume should 

 prove indispensable. 



The Board finds on every hand interested 

 men and women of clear conceptions and 

 advanced ideas of the forestry problem, and 

 who are rendering assistance by both word 

 and action." The report is unusually inter- 

 esting and contains much information as to 

 the forest situation in Indiana, and direc- 

 tions as to the trees most suited to the 

 State, methods of planting, injurious forest 

 insects, etc. 



Fifth Annual Report of the Indiana 

 State Board of Forestry, 1905. Pp. 245, 

 illustrated. State Printer, Indianapolis, 

 1906. 



The Indiana State Board of Forestry 

 prefaces its annual report with the gratify- 

 ing statement : "There is at this time a 

 strong sentiment favorably inclining to the 

 institution of stronger forestry methods in 

 almost every community within the State. 



The Improvement of Columbia, South 

 Carolina. Report by Kelsey & Guild. Pp. 

 88, illustrated. 



The interesting pamphlet here presented 

 is a report by Messrs. Kelsey and Guild, 

 landscape architects, to the Civic League of 

 Columbia, S. C, including suggestions for 

 the civic improvement and beautification of 

 that city. The report embraces a broad and 

 comprehensive plan of treatment, extension 

 and improvement of park systems, street 

 tree planting, etc. A plea is made for civic 

 beauty, for the obliteration of unsightly 

 public nuisances, and the institution of such 

 reforms as will reflect the best life and 

 character of the people. The directions as 

 to what particular species of trees are de- 

 sirable for planting, their care, etc., are of 

 particular interest. 



