. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igo7. J HE American Florist. 1119 vards, with nil wires underground, may not be realized for years, but no one will begrudge the forester Indulgence In any such ambitions he may have. Meanwhile the programme Is definite; to save the trees wo have and .start more as rapidly as possible. Park Work at Butte, Mon . Those who go to the Columbia gar- dens, Butte, Mont., next spring will nnd them much Improved and larger than last year. Fifteen acres have been added, and this section will be cleared at once of the little
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igo7. J HE American Florist. 1119 vards, with nil wires underground, may not be realized for years, but no one will begrudge the forester Indulgence In any such ambitions he may have. Meanwhile the programme Is definite; to save the trees wo have and .start more as rapidly as possible. Park Work at Butte, Mon . Those who go to the Columbia gar- dens, Butte, Mont., next spring will nnd them much Improved and larger than last year. Fifteen acres have been added, and this section will be cleared at once of the little wild wood It con- tains. Reforcstizatlon Is going on, 5,000 trees having been successfully planted, but these were made a success only after about 8,000 had been tried. The first attempts at tree planting met with disaster because varieties of trees accustomed to warmer climates were planted. Finally Canadian pop- lars were tried and these grew readily, tn the new 15-acre tract some experi- mental forestry is about to be tried. Birch, elm and maple, both of the plain ind cut-leaf variety, will be planted, ind It is believed that all these will succeed. The new tract lies directly north of the tract between the green- house and pavilion. Forestry Work in Pennsylvania. More than 2, seedlings are now being grown in the Pennsylvania nurser- ies of the Department of Agriculture, a very large proportion of which will be ready for transplanting In the spring to the forestry reserves. The three nurseries which are now established by the depart- ment are at Mont Alto, Franklin county. Greenwood, Huntingdon county, and Asaph, Tioga county. The stock which is being grown is distributed among these stations. The principal trees which are being raised are white oak, white pine, white ash, white hickory, tulip trees, Norway spruce, red oak, chestnut and Douglas fir. The species of trees are carefully selected for the region in which they will be planted. All conditions are given due
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