New-York tribune., 1890-06-07
TO pRESERTE THE FORESTS.
PAPERS READ At THE NURsERYMEN'S con-
vENTION-A RECESS FOR A WEEK.

PAPERS READ At THE NURsERYMEN'S con-
vENTIoN-A RECESS FOR WEEK.
The first paper read on the third day Of the Nursery
mems Convention was by Jacob ". Manning. Of Read
Ing Mass who answered in the Affirmative the ques
ton Are Hardy Perennials Desirable for pnr Caia
logues," lie said the demand for these plants was
now strong The best landscape gardeners used them
extensively as might be at Newport ard IN many
public parks and gardens. Samuel G. Moon, of Morris
VILE Penn, read essay " Chestnut Culture
which he declared 10 be both extensive and profitable
although still in its infancy in this country An
orchard Of the NumbO or Paragon varieties,
he said will become profitable early and
pay As well as orchard OF cider apples
The trees should be grown from seed and should not be
transpIaned b. f. Femow, Of Washington, chief
of the Forestry Division of the Department of Aeri-
culture. then read carefully prepared paper on
The Relation of Nurserymcn TO the Forestry Problem"
lie said in part
proper of existing natural forests and the
creation of new ones. The -ocalled Government
rate Of ten to twenty millions of dollars' worth an
nualE for the hack Of proper sdmnistT3t9n st ,t1c
hupplies NurseTymen can DO something ~ ms tms
mater by uTg3g upon u me ,eS bensa davs which H "er sre
already i,s recognized in six states. Much has been
done for forestry in this country. do not forget
Thomas Meehan and your first vice presldeDt-bui
rather more needs to be done. The nur-eryincns
profession makes them the proper advi scrs OF the
public on this question. The secret Of successful
planting lies In securing dense growth mixed growth
and undergrowth.
In closing Mr. Fernow said he doubted II forest
nurseries couh be made 10 pay. In Germany, he
said. performed large part Of the labor in
this business at 30 cents day. Men paid 80
or 90 cents working model of tree planting
machine from the Paris Exposition shown, and
Mr. Fernow predicted that il would revoluonize tree
planting. 1t was the invention Of d Nebraska black.
smith.
vote Of thanks was passed for Mr. Fernow,s
valuable paper.
Mr.. Carpenter, OF Nebraska. said that his State was
the forest tree nursery of tho United states From
three alone 1OOO0O0 900 trees had been sup
piled last year. They changing the whole face
Of nature In that part Of the country lie regretted
the proposed repeal Of the Timber-Cla law
Mr. Meehan said that In the presentation Of the for
etry question injustice had been done to the nursery
men, Forestry conventions had done little to encourage
the planting Of new forests. lie favored IA Govern
ment subsidy 10 planters guaranteeing mod
erate proht during the first five years The
forestry who were deferred by the probability Of hay
badIy managed existing forests where the dc ID wood
and underbrush were allowed TO remain.
ne dld not agree with Mr.. FernOw that American
@nurSeIymen @ could not compete with foreigners. Ihc
r trouble was with American buyers. If they would
Pdco .hef ofders at home German prices conId easily
be met Mr. Parsons urged the nc'e essity Of orcani-
zation IN se defence and of protection against the
uhdeIPdIu Iabor Of Germany.
. PROFESSOR BAILEY offered a resolution requesting OF
nc s9crelsy OF Agriculture that at least 5000 OF
thc asuiou'lon Of seeds and plants be turned over
10 Ine DIVISION OF POmOlOsy. IL adopted
The thanks Of the association were voted 10 :. NJ.
Emery ior ms labors the Committee FreiShts and
1raisporJdtloh, and, motion Of Mr. Emery. u
W. A. Haylor ard J. II. Bradley division supcrntend
eht anu general manager respectively Of the Amcrl-
can Express COMPANY and TO G. II. Crosby, vice
president OF the United states Express Company for
concessions in express rates
The president said that this meeting had been both
In numbers present and In interest, remarkably sue
ceSs1ul. a VOte was then taken on a motion 10 take
recess. ~ passed and the convention declared
10 staho III fcceSs uhtl 10 A. saturday, June H.