Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-03-11
TO THE PEOPLE
OF
WEST VIRGINIA.

Of the one hundred known varieties
of native woods, found in the forests of
West Virginia, more than sixty speci-
mems of different kinds have been OBJ
tanned by the State Board of Centennial
Managers, aud have been properly pre-
pared for the approaching Exhibition.
But as samples OF some thlrty-three
additional varieties are yet required for
atull representation of our indigenous
trees, l most respectfully ask those of
my fellow citizens, throughout the
State, who take an intelligent interest
in the Centennial, and who appreciate
the opportunity it affords for making
known the extent and variety Of our
natural resources with view TO their
development that they will do what
they can, conveniently, to aid the State
Board in its efforts to have complete
collective display Of West Virginia's
woods, as well as Of its agricultural, mi
ming and manufacturing products-the
following being list Of those now
needed tor that purpose:
Black Birch, Red Buckeye, Sweet
Buckeye, Hop Hornbeam Or lronwood,
Black Pine, White Pine, White elm,
Whahoo Elm, Blue Ash, Mountain Ash,
Crab Apple, Balsam Fir, Black Fir,
Sweet Gum, blackberry, Black lIaw, Sea-
ley Bark Hickory, Holly, Leatherw God,
White Or Silver Maple, Black Maple
Blue Poplar, Arbor Vitae, Rhodcden-
dron, Post Oak, Spanish Oak, Scarlet
Oak, Swamp Oak, Yellow Oak, Willow
Oak, Briar Oak and Black Jack.
In collecting and forwarding samples
of the above, care must be taken t. OBJ
serve the subjoined Instructions of Prof
NJ. L. Maury, Director in Charge, here
totore published by the State Board,
viz: "CUllect the finest and largest
trees of every variety, and from the
butt end, saw off a section, taking care
TO retain the bark intact. For trees
having a diameter of four feet and less,
section one foot thick is sufficient
from four to six feet in diameter the
section should be eighteen inches, and
above six feet in diameter, it should be
two feet thick In addition TO these
sections or solid rings, as they may be
called, there is also wanteda block o one
fact cube of every variety of timber, cut
from the solid wood. These blocks
are intended to be uniform with speci-
mems already prepared which are in
book form, eleven inches by seven, aud
three inches thick, the bark being re-
taiued on the part corresponding with
the back of bound volume, and the
sides being polished to show the grain
of the wood 'All packages, boxes
&c, for the Exhibition should be adj
dressed to The State Board of Centen-
NAL Managers-Wheeling West Viz
ginia, and should be marked with the
contributors name" Every
thing shipped to Wheeling should be
by ordinary treight,not by erpress," and
"the Board acting for the State, will,
out of an appropriation made therefor,
pay all the expenses Of transportation,
exhibiting, &c, after specimens are de-
livered at some point on line OF pub
lie transportation" For
further information on any points rela-
ting to the collection and delivery, adj
dress the Director in Charge, Prot. Nj.
f. Maury, Wheeling, w. Va.
Trusting that this appeal TO the peo-
pie of our State will be promptly at
tended to,
l am, most respectfully, &c,
ALEX. II. BOTELER,
L. S. Centennial Commissioner.
Near Shepherdstown, March II, '76.
sY- Papers in the State will please copy
the above.