H oLise and Garden 
“mitsumata,” or bark of the famous 
“paper mulberry tree,” and arranging 
the snowy layers of pulp on the rectan¬ 
gular straining sieves. Toughness and 
a silk-like surface are the usual charac¬ 
teristics of Japanese paper, which, in 
spite of our recent progress in this de¬ 
partment of the arts, still remains far 
superior to European paper.— Lo^^don 
Daily News. 
TREES FOR WEST, NORTHEAST AND 
LAKE STATES 
npHE Eorest Service has issued two 
recent valuable bulletins on tree 
planting best adapted to the hard condi¬ 
tions of the semi-arid plains of the West 
and also for the Northeastern and Lake 
States. Circular 99 is called “Sugges¬ 
tions for Forest Planting on the Semi- 
Arid Plains” and is devoted to the in¬ 
terests of forest planters in the western 
portions of Kansas, Nebraska and Okla¬ 
homa, Northwestern Texas, Eastern 
Colorado and New Adexico. 
This entire region is practically treeless. 
Here and there, of course, trees have 
been planted, but forest planting has in 
no way kept pace with agricultural 
development. There is real need for 
forest growth. By careful selection of 
the species, the choice of suitable sites, 
and proper management of plantations, 
enough forest can be grown to exercise 
a marked effect upon farm development 
and to supply wood for most domestic 
purposes. The object of the circular is 
to show just what is practicable. 
For street and roadside planting the 
most suitable trees recommended are 
honey locust, green ash, white elm, 
hackberry, and, in the North, Austrian 
pine. 
Circular 100, “Suggestions for Forest 
Planting in the Northeastern and Lake 
States,” is applicable to the New Eng¬ 
land States, New York, New Jersey, all 
of Pennsylvania except the western 
portion, Michigan, Wisconsin and East¬ 
ern Minnesota. 
In general, conifers are specified as 
best adapted for planting in this region, 
since lands which are to be devoted to 
forest are usually too poor to grow hard¬ 
woods profitably. Conifers produce a 
variety of material which is in great de¬ 
mand. They also are far superior to 
deciduous trees for protective planting. 
Species which are well suited for plant¬ 
ing in this region are white pine, red 
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