Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 September 1894 — Tree Planting Society. [ARTICLE]

Tree Planting Society.

“We have a society in Brooklyn that could be imitated with much profit in Washington,” said C. F. Beckner, of tho City of Churches, at the Riggs House yesterday. “It is known us the Troo Planting Society, but it pursues a great many fothor objects besides tho mere setting out of trees.- The members are pledged to guard and protect the trees on or in front of their own promises and to use their influence with their neighbors to tho sumo purpose. It is a common sight in Brooklyn, now, to see a householder in the evening or the morning carefully removing the littlo white masses of eggs of tho tussock moth or yellow caterpillar from (lie shade trees as well ns from t ho fences and window eaves and othor places where they aro deposited. Those caterpillars aro spinning their cocoons, and their oggs will begin to hatch out about the 15th of next montip 1 have observed soveral of them here in Washington on tho shade trees, and it needs but littlo investigation to discover tho eggs in profusion. There has boon a system adopted by (ho Troo Planting Society of Brooklyn which promises to accomplish splendid results in preventing tho ravages of tho pest. The residents of each block'whore members of tho society reside unite for tho purpose of removing' tho cocoons and eggs froni t lip trees and fences over which they have supervision. It is believed a persistent observance of this custom will lead to the final extermination of tho caterpillar. Washington has the firtest shudo t rees in the world, and I should think that the pride of its people would inspire them to take tho trouble necessary to prevent tho beauty of thoir trees from being spoiled by the ugly and voracious caterpillar.” [Washington Star.