LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. 



U. S. Department of Agriculture, 

 Bureau of Forestry, 

 Washingtcm^ D. C. , Novemher 18^ 1902. 

 Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith a manuscript on "The 

 Redwood," by Richard T. Fisher, Field Assistant, Bureau of Forestry, 

 together with a discussion of ' ' The Brown Rot Disease of the Red- 

 wood," by Dr. Hermann von Schrenk, of the Bureau of Plant Indus- 

 try, and of " Insect Enemies of the Redwood," by Dr. A. D. Hopkins, 

 of the Division of Entomology, and to recommend its publication as 

 Bulletin No. 38 of the Bureau of Forestry. 



In the summer of 1899 several prominent manufacturers of the 

 Pacific coast requested that the Division (now Bureau) of Forestry 

 make a study of the Redwood. They contributed $550 toward the 

 expense of the work, and offered the hospitality of their camps to 

 the agents who should have it in charge. The Division put a party 

 in the field, which in six months during the years 1899 and 1900 exam- 

 ined nearly all the Redwood belt. Studies of old timber were made at 

 Fort Bragg, Mendocino County; at Scotia, Humboldt Count}^; at 

 Ryan's Slough, near Eureka; at Vance's, on Mad River; and at Cres- 

 cent City, Del Norte County. Second growth in small areas was 

 studied at Crescent City, Trinidad, Eureka, and Areata. For courte- 

 sies received in lumber camps at these places acknowledgment is made. 

 The illustrations, which include thirteen full page plates, four text 

 figures, and two diagrams, are considered essential for a proper under- 

 standing of the text. 

 Respectfully, 



GiFFORD PiNCHOT, FoTester. 

 Hon. James Wilson, 



Secretary of Agriculture. 

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