h the bottom lands and cliffs on either side of the river
between Hastings and Minneapolis, could make a beautiful and profitable
park of what now threatens to develop into a monumental waste. Duluth
could make a forest which would be unsurpassed in beauty and usefulness
by any in the world out of the brushy, unoccupied, rock-bound hills as
far west as Thompson. Mankato has a glorious chance for the same work
along the Minnesota valley. Virginia and Hibbing could do nothing better
than make such use of the rocky, mine-scarred hills in their vicinity.

And so opportunity might be cited for almost any city in the state. For
the municipal forest need not be confined to the big cities. In fact, in
some respects the smaller city has an advantage over the larger place.
Suitable land can usually be obtained near the city at a much more
reasonable price and the revenue obtained bear a much larger ratio to
the total expenses of the town. There are some small towns in Germany
where the entire running expenses are paid by the revenues of the town
forest, and one or two where the forest not only pays all of the taxes
but also pays a cash pension to a number of the older inhabitants.

Certainly our towns, looking forward to an endless and progressive
existence, cannot afford to neglect this opportunity to develop a useful
park, to provide a source of cheap wood and lumber for future
generations and a substantial revenue for the city.

Expert advice need not be employed until the size and revenue of the
forest warrants it, for the State Forest Service stands ready to
help--by the selection of land, the formulation of plans, and
consultation--any city that is wise enough to take advantage of this
law.

The "city forester" can then be a forester indeed, and one of the good
points of the European city government will have been adopted in fact as
well as in name.

The Salome Apple.

H. W. HARRISON, ROCHESTER, MINN. SO. MINN. HORT. SOCIETY.

The Salome apple is named after one of the faithful Bible characters,
Salome, who was associated with Martha and Mary while our Savior was on
earth and was also a witness of his crucifixion. Thus the name alone
commands respect. It was originated in eastern Canada, and it was
introduced here some twenty-five years ago by the Princeton Nursery
Company of Illinois and has proven to be very hardy on different soils
and locations. It is grown in the southern tier of counties of Minnesota
a