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of recent years and the consequent late growth, which dotS not 

 give the young shoots an opportunity to ripen before the heavy 

 frosts, account no doubt for the rather large amount of killing 

 back during tho past seasons. After the trees are three or four 

 years old the winters do not seem to have any efifect on them, at 

 least the older trees on' the experimental farm here have shown no 

 sign of killing back for several years. 



" The Russian poplar we do not distribute very much, as 

 it has been found that after they get to be a few years eld they 

 become subject to the attacks of borers and fungi. Mr. Mitchell 

 reports that two-year old trees planted at Gleichen in Alberta 

 and at other points are already being affected by this fungus. 

 When the trees a^re young it seems to attack the stem at the point 

 where the root commences, and rots the outer wood and the inner 

 layer of bark, thus destroying the circulation of sap. 



" The elm and ash, especially the latter, seem to be coming 

 into more general favour. They are both very hardy and are 

 longer lived and produce better timber than either the poplar or 

 willow, although they are slower in growth. The ash is very 

 readily raised from seed, the elm not quite so easily, the seed 

 being scarcer, and, unless sown under proper conditions of soil 

 and moisturi\ it does not seem to germinate at all evenly ; hence 

 we cannot distribute this variety in such largo quantities as either 

 the maple Qr ash. although it is without doubt the best broad leaf 

 tree we have." 



The reports of the Inspectors of Tree Planting and of the 

 forest protection officials are appended and give much detailed 

 information. 



Forestry Affairs in New York, 1904. Col. Wnt. f. I-o.v, 

 Superintendent of State Forests, Albany, N.Y.. 28 pp. 



The reports of the New York Forest Comuiission arc al- 

 ways interesting on account of the material they contain and liic 

 close resemblance between the conditions there and in parts of 

 Canada. New York State was fortunate in tlic little damage 

 done by, fires during 1904, the total loss to state tinibtr l)eing (>nl\ 



