TREES AND FORESTS. 25 



UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. 



In addition to such separate government publications as are referred to in the fore- 

 ■^oing hst, the following articles will be found in the United States documents: 



Forest cultivation on the Plains, by L. Blodget (Report of the Department of agricul- 

 ture for 1872). — Forest culture (Report for 1870. — American forests, their destruction and 

 preservation, by F. Starr, jr. (Report for 1865). — Culture and management of forests (38th 

 congress, 2d session, exec. doc. 68). — Preservation of forests, and mem., from the Ameri- 

 can association for the advancement of sciene, on the cultivation of timber and the preser- 

 vation of forests (43d congress, ist session. House doc. 259). — Preservation of forests (43d 

 congress, ist session, Senate doc. 28). — Forests and their climatic influence, by A. C. 

 Becquerel (Smithsonian report for i86g. 41st congress, 3d session, exec. doc. 153). — Dis- 

 tribution of forest trees in Montana, Idaho, and Washington territory, by W. W. Johnson 

 (Smithsonian report for 1870. 42d congress, ist session, exec. doc. 20). — Distribution of 

 forests and trees of North America, with notes on its physical geography, by J. G. Cooper 

 (Smithsonian report for 1858, 3Sth congress, 2d session, Misc. doc. 49). — Forests and for- 

 estry, by J. A. Warder (44th congress, ist session, exec. doc. 196). — The forests and trees 

 of Northern America (Report of the Commissioner of patents, i860). — Message relating 

 to forestry. President R. B. Hayes, 1870 (45th congress, 3d session, House exec. doc. 29). 

 — Report on forestry, by F. B. Hough. t88o (46th congress, 2d session. House exec. doc. 

 37). — Message on forestry. President R. B. Hayes, 1880 (46th congress, 2d session. House 

 exec. doc. 37). — Letters, reports, etc.. on the establishent of a school of forestry (46th con- 

 gress, 2d session. Senate misc. doc. 91). — Report of the forestry division. Department of 

 agriculture, 1883 (47th congress. 2d session, exec. doc. 109). — Annual report, chief of for- 

 estry bureau, 1884 (48th conffress, ist session exec. doc. 178). — Forest culture and forest 

 preservation in New South Wales, by G. W- Griffin (Consular report 81, 1887). — Annual 

 report, forestry division (Department of agriculture, 1887). — Memorial of the American as- 

 sociation for the advancement of science in behalf of a proper forest policy, 1890 (sist con- 

 gress. 1st session. Senate exec. doc. 36). — Memorial of A. Bocherdt in relation to the 

 destruction of forests in the United States, 1890 (sist congress, ist session, Senate misc. 

 doc. si). — Forests of Hanover, by A. M. Simon (Consular report 115, 1890). — Forests 

 of Germany, bv J. H. Smith (Consular report 113). — Influence of forests on water sup- 

 plies by B. E. Fernow (Annual report. Department of agriculture for 1889). — 5th annual 

 report of the division of forestry (Annual report. Department of agriculture, for 1890). — 

 Annual report of the division of forestry, 1891 (Annual report, Department of agriculture, 

 for i8gi). — Plates prepared ... to accompany a report on the forest trees of America, by 

 A. Gray (Smithsonian publication 800). — RePort from the committee on agriculture and 

 forestry favoring bill to provide for . . public forest reservations (S2d congress, ist session, 

 Senate report 1002). — Trees in French cities by H. G. Knowles (Consular report 147). — 

 Forestry in the United States, by B. E. Fernow (Paris exposition, 1889; reports of the U. S. 

 commissioners, vol. s). — Report from the committee on public lands favoring bill to pro- 

 tect forest reservations (S2d congress, 2d session. House report 2437). — Report of the 

 division of forestry for 1892 (Department of agriculture, S2d congress, 2d session, House exec, 

 doc. I, part 6). — Forests in Belgium, by G. W. Roosevelt (Consular report 154). — Additions 

 to the forest flora of North America, by G. B. Sudworth (Annual report, Department of agri- 

 culture, for 1892). — Report from the committee on public lands favoring bill to protect 

 forest reservations (S3d congress, ist session, House exec. doc. 78). — Report from the 

 committee on public lands favoring bill to protect public reservations, May 14, 1894 (53d 

 congress, 2d session. House report 897). 



PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS OF GREAT BRITAIN. 



In the Sessional Papers issued by the British government are annual reports on 

 forests, etc., relating especially to Great Britain. These can be consulted on the Special 

 Libraries floor. 



MASSACHUSETTS BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



The annual reports of the Secretary of this Board [6445.4] contain many valuable ar- 

 ticles on this subject. The importance of tree-culture is treated of in the reports for 1853, 

 54. 57. 59. 61, 65, 71, 72, 7S, 76. — Desirability of extending the growth of forests, 1853,54 56, 

 57. 59. 61, 62, 65, 69, 71, 72, 75; Destruction of forests increasing the liability to drought, 1854, 

 56, 59, 61, 69, 75. — Temperature of soil in forests, 1854, 56 59, 65. — Extent of the destruction 

 of forests, 1854, 65, 72, 75. — Profit of growing forests, 1856, 57, 65, 75. — Influence of for- 

 ests, 1854, 56, 59, 61, 69, 71, 72, 75. — Number of valuable species of forest trees in this coun- 

 try, 1854, 57, 66, 69, 72. — Methods and times o planting and transplanting forest trees, 1856, 

 60, 62, 6s, 66, 75, 76. — Rotation in forest trees, i860, 69 (for another article on this subject, 

 see H. D. Thoreau's "Excursions," 4506.14) — Time of felling forest trees, 1856. — Char- 



