Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1875-11-13
FOR THE CENTENNIAL.
The Forests of Mlchigan--Large and Rare
Trees.


Among the states east of the Rocky
mountains, Michigan stands without
rival for the variety, amount, and excel
lent quality of her timber. The State
Board of Agriculture, in connection with
the State Centennial Board, have author
lied me to collect samples of timber to
exhibit at the coming worlds fair. For
this purpose Ihave travelled considerably,
and for several months have been col
lecting specimens, and getting all the
information possible in regard to the sub
ject. But Michigan is too large state
to see in few weeks. / am not yet salts
fed in many respects with my knowledge
of this subject.
1t is desirable to make the collection
as complete as possible,-a credit to the
state in every way, 1t is a public enter
prise in which every good citizen of the
state should feel deep interest. We are
preparing to show species of wo d in
cross and obliquc sec ions and by samp'es
of small boards, showing the great di.
yersity and excellence Of each kind. The
samples may be 12 by 20 inches, and one
ich thick, and nicely polished. Of species,
we shall probably collect about 100 trees
and 55 or more shrubs.
1t will be desirable also to exhibit
some large samples, remarkable for their
length, diameter, or extra quality Some
members of the Centennial Board are
taking this in hand.
The object of sending this communica-
tiOn to all parts of the state is to solicit
some additional samples, if any are re-
parted; to get as many answers as pos
sible to the questions here asked, that q
full and accurate report may be made of
the various products Of the forests, their
size kinds, and distribution. The report
when completed will be given to all state
papers FOR publication, if desired.
Does the reader know whe her either
of the following grows wild IN Michi-
gan and if so, where?-Cucumber tree
Magnolia dcum,indtd), white cedar
(Cuprrssus thyoides This is not the
common arbor vitae mostly called white
ceiarl, H. rcules club (Aralia spinosd),
white spruce, persimmon, and mountain
mape (Acer spicatum).
The chestnut grows in Oakland and
Wayne counties: honey locust lear
Adrian, red-bud or Judas tree (Cercis
Caladenis) in we>te N Lenawee county,
Ohio buckeye (-Esculus gldbra) in west
ern Lenawee county. Can you add any
other localities
Give locality Bnd diameter of box
elder, also called ash-leaved maple, honey
maple (Acer negundo), coffee trees, red
mulberry, shell-bark hickory (Caryd
sulcdtal, which bears nuts Of yellowish
color very large and thick shell.
Give northern limit and largest sam
plies KIN wn Of any or all the following:
Whitewood or tulip tree, pawpaw, Ken
lucky coffee tree, wild plum, hawthorn if
over 10 inches, cab-apple, pepperidge,
blue ash, sasSafras if over one OF, Slip
perry elm, mulberry, buttonwood or syca-
more, black walnut, butternut, she'll bark
hickory, bitternu, pignut, white oak,
burr oak, sw mp white oak (Quercus BIZ
color; chestnut oak (Quercats prinus), lau-
rel or shingle oak (Quercus imbricdrtd), J,
scarlet oak, black oak red oak, iron-wOOd.
blue b ach, any species of willow over one
foot, any species of poplar or cotton.
wood over two feet, and tamarack.
Name any place and size of any very
la ge Eastwood, prickly ash, grapevine,
Virginia creeper, bitter-sweet, black
cherry, red cherry, service berry, witch
hazel, dog-wood, elder, white ash. black
ash, Ameri an elm, rock elm, blackberry;
mulberry over six inches, beech, blue
beech, and any localitysof red cedar.
Southern limit and extra size or
height in any place, of white pine, red or
Norway pine, scrub pine (Pinus Banks-
iana), yellow pine (Pinus mitis), either
species Of alder or birch, black spruce,
mountain ash, hemlock spruce, balsam
fir, arbor vi'9.
Can you tell where large or good
sized sound tree can be had of cultivated
apple, pear, peach, plum, qnince, cherry,
catalpa, ailanthus, locust, ST ver-leaved
or Lombardy poplar, fringe tree, Nor
way spruce, horse-chestnut, rose-bush,
large currant-bush, SNOWFALL, trumpet
creeper, lilac, cultivated mulberry. fig,
Usage orange, any foreign oaks, elms
weeping willow, naples, birches, willows,
poplars. pines spruces, cedars, European
larch, jumpers, maiden-hair tree, bald
cypress, or any other cultivated tree or
shrub?
State any interesting fact in regard
to any curiosity as to size, form, or mon
strosiay of any tree or shrub you know
in the state. f8t
By giving immediate attention to any
or all of the foregoing questions you will
be doing a great favor, and thus aid an
enterprise in which all should feel an in
terest. Replyto
Prof w. j. BEAL,
Agricul. College, Lansing, Mich.
Macarthur, Smith & Co.'s supply vessel
from Chicago arrived yesterday. having