. American forestry. Forests and forestry. Th; Tree'cmbowered Mann Homestead largest leaves and acorns; the live oak, the willow oak, the post oak, anJ some others. Rarer varieties whose adaptability to the climate is still a matter of doubt. are planted in boxes or in discarded tinware. They are screened with wire to protect them from marauding ani- mals, and during inclement weather can be removed to shelter. Among the va- rieties thus grown are the blackjack oak, the rock chestnut oak. the southern water oak. the Bartram oak, the south- ern laurel oak. the Texas red oak, the holly oak, the
. American forestry. Forests and forestry. Th; Tree'cmbowered Mann Homestead largest leaves and acorns; the live oak, the willow oak, the post oak, anJ some others. Rarer varieties whose adaptability to the climate is still a matter of doubt. are planted in boxes or in discarded tinware. They are screened with wire to protect them from marauding ani- mals, and during inclement weather can be removed to shelter. Among the va- rieties thus grown are the blackjack oak, the rock chestnut oak. the southern water oak. the Bartram oak, the south- ern laurel oak. the Texas red oak, the holly oak, the Sterling or cleft-leaf rock oak, the cinnamon oak, the bluejack oak from Texas, the California black oak, the mountain oak. the Hooker oak. a weeping white oak from California where the tree has a spread of 150 feet and is more than 100 feet high; the Texas live oak. the chinquapin oak. a western dwarf that grows like a bush ; the shingle or northern laurel oak ; the overcup oak, the Spanish oak. and the turkey oak. Besides these American 3 oaks, the English and the golden oak are also represented. Nearly all these trees were grown from seeds which Mr. Mann either gathered in the woods or procured by writing to persons at a distance who are interested in forestry. Through correspondence he has obtained seeds from twenty-seven states. A striking evidence of Mr. Mann's enthusiasm is the fact that he is re- placing his apple orchard with an oak grove. San Jose scale has wrought havoc among the apple trees during the past few years, and they are of little value. So Mr. Mann is transplanting oak trees from his beds to the orchard. ]\Ir. Mann is striving to arouse the cooperation of school children in his tree-growing project. He is a member of the township school board, and he has planted oak trees on the grounds of several schoolhouses and has also placed attractively arranged collections of the leaves of the various species of oak trees in schoolhouses. Explain- 147. Please note t
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