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white pine. Plant in clumps of five or seven, and not 

 in straight lines so much. Any reliable nurseryman will 

 help you select well if you ask him. 



By ROBERT BRITTA, HALF ROCK, Mo. 



NORTH CENTRAL. The best tested tree for Arbor 

 Day here is the soft maple. It does best to plant the 

 seed, and cultivate while young the same as corn, though 

 they do well transplanted. The hardiest and best ever- 

 green is the Scotch pine; we prefer those two to three 

 feet high, which have been transplanted two or three 

 times in the nursery, as it makes them safer to plant. 

 They should be well cultivated after being reset. 



BY CHARLES C. BELL, BOONVILLE, Mo. 



CENTRAL. Arbor Day is, in my opinion, a work in 

 the right direction, and your paper deserves much credit 

 for taking "holt" of this work. I hope the time is not 

 far distant when every state in this Union will observe 

 tree planting and ornamentation on Arbor Day. The 

 good resulting from tree culture, especially in the west- 

 ern states, is very great, and it may soon supply what 

 is most needed (wood for all purposes), as well as affect 

 the rainfall and protect us from the disagreeable winds. 

 It will transform our western plains into habitable 

 oases. 



