New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-22

~ ,esinosa) has just begun to be piah'vu nv
voung trees now hourish'ns' Any
succested as promising tree IN,
An interesting and valuable paper was reau W
n. Nohr Of Alabama, on The Geographlcal pis-
.;hut;on Of Forest Trees in the Guli heg'oh. 10
dsscribed with great mnuteness OF uetI ,no ~
ons hard and soft timber trees OK the oou.n, W.. 90
woritc localities and habits OF CROWN the USES W
which they are apI lied, etc. and adueu SoD"o IL"
Ppr'aT@' Rmrson of Topeka Kansas has tested the
pnssian mulberry the prarlcs for seven ye' 49,,
and prophesies from what be has learned lion ' oS
randi growth durability OF wood, eNcG excel, rr,s
Sn;t and value of foliage as food for SILK Woin7
that IL will become OF the Leading tlees l'' WV
monte planting in that REGION a.. rood q naper
David Nicul, of CatuTaqul. Ont'' lo nnd
clarifying the European larch, its beauties .' d
varied uses Instructions as 10 propasa,,,r ctive
culture were gwen In deta. anu in dollars the
ficures which were SAID 10 represent. III - vas
RAPIDLY increasing value OF oanleu ,vere
feared by the cautious ones that the % tho tree
bosed ON same European statistics anu tha ". ~,
,wonia not nroye SO amiable and renumer"'iNo ."
this side of the water O,; advocated the
NJ c. Read, of Hudson, 0n. . i; "u ,'iI,ages and
Wanting Of coppices thickets III Nlll"s 800 ar ~
itrrns showing how easily they could be maue 70
fulfill many of the sanitary luncuons % &c tbo mem
The ideas advanced were mover 10 nus, ~ considered
bers of the Congress, anu ING su"JON' ~
worth attention. D. ~o Scotia road an
account of experiments with catalpa speCoe' ~ IN
~ ~ Viii III were set out in May, 1850; Inc
trees have survived two winters in that 1ign lat az
fu1r-llo-SO that there Is Il puooic'''J
snecies can adopt itself TO more trying "ln'oi '
ditiOns than had been supposed possl y o a nroc
"The Commercial Value of Pruning waS ~ p'IHC v
ticaI subject treated in bnslness-hho Wy ~
John : ii,ks of ROslyn. L. /. Inc dlheIcnoo -
yalne between long, stralght-graiheu unII
crooked knoty logs was staleu, anu tiss with
,ons w vonno tree would make the difference
between worthless log and maIAe'"oio ''''' -
timber 49, s,,.rool read nractical paper
entitled The True and False in ArborlcultuIc,
setting forth the evil results OF IeaNihg t n ie
Oh pt, on The line of connection with the pa,
,on ~ stem. MIR RObb might have aHHe1
that full directions on TINS pV mr%nng forest
can he found on a little treatise on PruRRIns ~
frees bv A. des Cars translated 10y " ont
Sargent Mr. kobb also called atl " iio
rones unon trees perpetrated by teegraphcolhPaVs
an1 INSISTED that some action should DC tahen . ~
protect trees and tree-owners from these ueN"''"-
'o.9 How the Forest of the Eastern townships was
Broken up' bit of history. by the htV 'roI His
Tves corresponding member OF the NatuIHn c,in
tory Assoc! ation, most delghtIul Plou"'''oH'
I'm n literary and scientific point OF view; ,,o
Papers were also read by Professor n. III EsgiTS
,on ON :. The Rational Method of Tree Ifll'IEe
toh , III Thr WsTd0w, who advocated the corporate
Effort 10 secure the planting Oh i"IsF S
areas Robert Douglas, OF Waukegal' SEM r.
phchsn;caI mart of tree planting had been re-
duccd under which two men ana Ooy 0"n P''"'
$500 tees IN a day.
A RECEPTION IN TIE EVENING
men at Queens Hail this evening, ana Ills honoi'
the Mayor. elittering with civic decorations
xrelcomed the members of the Forestry Congress To
Montreal The Hon H. Jolly, ex-Premler Oh
the Province of Quebec, as president OF the LOCAL
COMMITTEES made an excellent and practical address,
giving the details of experiments IN tree pant
ing which he had personally conducted,
and klndling the enthusiasm OF all
his hearers by some genuine eioquence.
DR. Hough of Louisville, followed with Wo'rac'eu
but not n stirring address, and before he nae
roachcd the end of his manuscript the brilliant au-
dience had vanished and the committee had gilded
from the stage through the side doors. The other
gentlemen VINO had been expected to speak le''
that il would be prudent to postpone their rehhS'
and the meeting came to an untmelY ehu' III
Jorinp. who had been announced as the orator was
nnayoidablv absent but he Is promised as lhe at
traction tomorrow evening. The congress VIII con-
1inue ITS sessions tomorrow, but no eSNoiN "cHi
Sargent and Brewer, DIS. Englenan, Meehah anu
Uoopes and the other authorities on trees ana VIee
culture who were invited. have not Yet artlVcu'