. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. TTH® rnvmrnmicmn mmm j©i3fRrfsif. 597 Honey l^ocusl.—We have just re- ceived from Mr. Norman J. Coleman, Com- missioner ot Ai^riculture, the " Annual Report of Forestry for 188T," issued by the Department at Washington. It contains many things ot interest concerninj; the for- est trees, etc., of America. Concerning the Honey Locust it gives these interesting particulars and description: DMributirm.—FTom the Brazos River, eastern Texas, northward to eastern Ne- braslsa and eastward tliroughout the entire region to the Atlantic, but in the lat
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. TTH® rnvmrnmicmn mmm j©i3fRrfsif. 597 Honey l^ocusl.—We have just re- ceived from Mr. Norman J. Coleman, Com- missioner ot Ai^riculture, the " Annual Report of Forestry for 188T," issued by the Department at Washington. It contains many things ot interest concerninj; the for- est trees, etc., of America. Concerning the Honey Locust it gives these interesting particulars and description: DMributirm.—FTom the Brazos River, eastern Texas, northward to eastern Ne- braslsa and eastward tliroughout the entire region to the Atlantic, but in the latter States chietly introduced. It is mostly asso- ciated withotliertrees, elm, walnut, hickory, and ash, though sometimes becoming the predominant species, and in a few cases, in small areas, excludini» all other species. Outside of its natural range it has been quite generally cultivated as a shade and ornamental tree, and in a few ot the West- ern States successfully grown in forest plantations. It is well fitted to replace the Black Locust in the southern half of the United States, where it can undoubtedly be more successfully grown as a forest tree. In 1700 it was introduced into England, but cultivated only as an ornamental tree, and somewhat unsuccessfully as a hedge- plant, as it was also upon the Continent. Subsequently it became known in south- western Europe, especially in France, Aus- tria, and Italy, where fertile seeds are easily matured. Growth.—The Honey Locust grows rap- idly duiinR its early lite in favorable situ- ations, making from 3 to 3 feet annually in height growth, and nearly three-fourths of an inch in diameter for the first ten years. Although not as extensively tried as a forest tree as the Black Locust, yet so far as known it is generally tar less liable to the attacks of insects than the latter. Commonly about 50 to sometimes 90 feet in height and I'.f to 3 feet in diameter. Grown in thi^ open it usually produces a short trunk and a broad,
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