American Forestry 



The Magazine of the American Forestry Association 



EDWIN A. START, Editor 



May CONTENTS 1911 



30VER DESIGN— By Charles Cartwright. 



THE CRAWFORD NOTCH Frontispiece 



Description on page 293. 



STATE FORESTS IN VERMONT— By Walter K. Wildes 253 



With six illustrations. 



TAXATION OF FOREST LANDS— By Edwin A. Start 256 



PLANTING IN THE NATIONAL FORESTS— Fifteen Pictures 265 



FOREST FIRES IN NORTH AMERICA- By Dr. E. Deckert 273 



Translated and condensed by George Wetmore Colles. 



PURPLE BASKET WILLOW— By C. D. Mell 280 



With four illustrations. 



THE APPALACHIAN FORESTS 288 



THE CRAWFORD NOTCH — Description to accompany frontispiece 293 



EDITORIAL— 



A New Opportunity 294 Planting for Pulp and Timber 298 



A Flank Attack ' 295 The Crawford Notch Saved 299 



The Passing of the Pioneers 297 



CURRENT LITERATURE— 



Monthly List for .\pril 300 Notes on Recent Publications 303 



NATIONAL FOREST WORK— 



Appropriation for the Forest Service 304 Boundary Changes 306 



STATE WORK— 



California 306 The New Minnesota Law 307 



Maine 306 The New Hampshire Timberland Association 311 



Michigan 306 Oregon 311 



EDUCATION— 



The Biltmore Forest School 312 Summer Cruise for Montana Forestry 



Elementary School Forestry 312 Students 312 



NEWS AND NOTES— 



State Control of Private Property 313 New England Railroads Waking Up 313 



A Small Forest Reserve for Illinois 313 Adirondack Lumber Cut Decreasing 314 



Catalpa by Wholesale for Arbor Day 313 The Protection of Native Plants 314 



Delaware and Hudson Railroad's Forestry Pennsylvania's Thrifty Forest Policy 314 



Work 313 Frank J. Phillips 314 



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Entered as second-classrmail matter December 24, 1909, at the Post-oflice at Washington, D. C. 

 under the Act of March 3, 1879 



