THE CANADIAN SPORTSMAN AND NATURALIST. 



Woodcock between 1st January and 1st 

 August. 



Snipe between 1st of January and 15th 

 August. 



Water-fowl known as Mallard, Grey Duck, 

 I>lack Duck, Wood or Summer Duck, between 

 1st January and 15th August. Other Wild 

 Ducks, Swans or Geese, between 1st of May 

 and 15th August. 



Hares between 15th March and 1st of 

 September. 



The Ontario close season for fish is similar 

 to Quebec. 



1 FISHERIES DEPARTMENT. 



Public attention is here directed to the fol- 

 lowing Fishery Regulation adopted by the 

 Governor-General in Council, on the 23rd 

 March : — 



"Fishing with nets or seines is prohibited 

 during a period of two years from the present 

 date in that part of the River Ottawa and its 

 tributaries, and the Lake of Two Mountains, 

 fronting on the Counties of Jacques Cartier, 

 Vaudreuil,Two Mountains, and that portion of 

 the County of Argenteuil extending front Car- 

 illon downwards to the eastern boundary of said 

 county." 



All well dispo.-ed persons are requested to 

 afford the Local Fishery Officers whatever 

 information and assistance they can towards 

 enforcing this Regulation. 



Every person guilty of a breach of the same 

 is liable to forfeiture of fishing material ami fine 

 not exceeding S2U, and imprisonment in default 

 of payment. 



Complainants will receive one half the fines 

 imposed and be paid tor their costs and attend- 

 ance as witnesses, 



Agp" Mr. G. N. Hyde is Game-keeper to the 

 Argenteuil Fish and Game Club, not W. 

 Gaherty as stated in our last number. 



We have received the March number of the 

 Canadian Poultry Review. It is published by 



James Fullerton, Strathroy, Ont. This meri- 

 torious and useful Magazine is devoted to all 

 kinds of Poultry and Pet Stock. Its advertis- 

 ing columns exhibit evidence of support from 

 all the Poultry fanciers in the Dominion. 



OUR FOREST TREES. 



Black; or Double Spruce ; A nigra. — A me- 

 dium sized tree of dark sombre foliage, and very 

 regular conical form. The wood is light and 

 elastic, and is much used for the smaller spars 

 of ships. A mast made of it shows no signs of 

 decay after more than .'!() years use. It is also 

 much used for shingles. The popular beverage, 

 spruce beer, is made from the young shoots of 

 this tree. 



White Spruce ; A. alba. — A tree of lighter 

 green foliage and less spreading growth than 

 the preceding. The wood is used for similar 

 purposes; and when ground into pulp is employ- 

 ed in the manufacture of paper. From its tough 

 roots the Canadian Indians make the thread 

 with which they sew their birch bark canoes. 



Balsam Fir ; A. balsamea. — A beautiful tree 

 of deep green foliage and regular form. Its 

 beauty is increased by its large and numerous 

 cones of a soft purple color. The valuable 

 Canada Balsam is gathered by puncturing the 

 rough bark. The wood is of little value, and 

 the tree is short-lived. 



Larch ; Larix Americana. — All of our other 

 cone- bearing trees are evergreens, but the Larch 

 drops its leaves at the approach of winter. It 

 is a slender tree of medium height. Its wood is 

 very compact, heavy, and durable, and is 

 especially prized by ship builders, who know 

 it by the name of Hacmatack. 



White Oak; Quereiis alba. — A noble forest 

 tree, of widely spreading form in open situa- 

 tions. Its name is derived from the whitish 

 bark. Next to the white pine, it is the most 

 valuable of our trees. It furnishes the best 

 ship timber, and is largely used in the manu- 

 facture of wagons, agricultural implements, 

 casks, common chairs, and baskets. The 

 bark is valuable to the tanner. " 



Red Oak; Q. rubra. — This tree attains its 

 greatest perfection in New England, and is espe- 

 cially abundant in Massachusetts, where it 

 sometimes even rivals the White Oak in size 

 and majesty of form. In general utility it is far 

 inferior to the white oak. Even for fuel it is of 

 little value, and the bark is almost worthless. 



Beech ; Fagus. — This tree is remarkable for 

 the density of its shade and the smoothness of 

 its bark. It grows rapidly and reaches a 

 height of 80 to 100 feet. The compact, heavy 

 wood is used for plane-stocks and. saw-handles. 

 The sap wood is tinner and more durable than 

 the heart. The fruit is a rich, oily nut, eager- 

 ly devoured by swine, squirrels, and partridges. 

 , ( To be continued.) 



