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Important Books on Forestry 



PKmCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF FORESTRY 



Forest Itlensuratiou. By Henky Solon 

 Graves, M. A. A complete text book of this import- 

 ant subject and the tirst written for American For- 

 esters. It deals with the determination of the volume 

 of log, iree, or srand, and with the study of incre- 

 ments and yields. Price, $U.0O 

 Economics of Forestry, Xbe. By B. E. 

 Fernow. This volume treats of forests and forestry 

 from the standpoint of political economy, and is 

 designed to furnish a trustworthy ba,sis for formu- 

 lating public policy. Pi-ice, $1.50 

 First Book of Forestry, A. By Filibert 

 KoTH. An outline of the general principles of 

 forestry, written in simple, non-technical language, 

 designed particularly for the beginner. Price, $1.10 

 Practical Forestry, for Besrlnners In 

 Forestry, A]f ricultural Students and 

 'Woodland Owners. By John Gifford. 

 A good general description of the principles of 

 forestry with enough technical information to pre- 

 pare the beginner. Price, f 1.1,0 

 History of the I^umtoer Industry of 

 America. By J. E. Defebaugh. The first au- 

 thoriiaiive work of its kind yet issued, and one 

 which will commend its self alike to the timber 

 owner, luxnberman, lumber manufacturer, or mer- 

 chant, or student of economics. In four volumes 

 bound in half leather. $5.00 p^r volume. 

 Forest Flantlng. By H. Nicholas J v kchow. 

 An illustrated treatise on methods and means of 

 restoring denuded woodland. Price, $1.60 

 Forestry. (Schwappach.) An English transla- 

 tion of " Forstwissenschaft." Price, 70c 

 Hedj^es, 'Windbreaks, Shelters and 

 L,ive Fences. By E. P. Powell. A treatise 

 on the planting, growth and management of hedges 

 with information concerning windbreaks and 

 shelters. Price, 70c. 

 Mortti American Forests and Forest- 

 ry. By Ernest Bruncken. This volume, exposi- 

 tory in "its character, is written in a style intended 

 for the general reader, to whom it should convey a 

 good idea of our forests forestry. Price, $2.00 

 Practical Forestry. By Andrew S. Fuller. 

 A treatise on the propagation, planting and cultiva- 

 tion, with descriptions and the botanical and popu- 

 lar names of all the indigenous trees of the United 

 States, and notes on a large number of the most 

 valuable exotic species. Price, $1.50 

 Principles of American Forestry. By 

 Samuel B. Greek. Prepared especially for students 

 in elementary forestry and for the general reader 

 who wishes to secure a general idea of forestry in 

 North America. "TPrice, $1.60 

 seaside Plantingr of Trees and 

 Shrubs. By Alfred Gaut. Illustrated from 

 photographs bv Frank Sdtcliffe. This is a new 

 volume in the English Country Life Library. Ad- 

 vice regarding selection and management to get 

 satisfactory effects under adverse influence of close- 

 ness to seashore. Price, $1.76. 

 Forest itlanagrement. By C. A. Schenck. 

 Describes methods here and abroad to bring the 

 most profit from all investments made in wood- 

 lands. Price, $1.25 

 Forest Mensuration. By C A. Schenck. 

 Treats conditions in U. S. from mathematical and 

 and practical standpoint. Price, $1.25 

 Forest Utilization. By 0. A. Schenck. First 

 treatise on this in U.S. Covers logging, lumbering, 

 sawmilling, cooperate, paper-making, and descrip- 

 tion of all industries obtaining raw material from 

 American forests. Price. %t.'25 

 Biltmore L,ectures on Sylviculture. 

 By C. A. Schenck. Written from author's long ex- 

 perience as forester of the Biltmore estate, where 

 sylviculture has been practiced on a larger scale for 

 a longer time than anywhere else in U. S., and 

 where results become more apparent from year to 

 year. Price, SZ 50 

 Forest Policy By C. A. Schenck. (Second 

 part.) Describes the various States of the Union 

 under following heads : Area ; physiography ; dis- 

 tribution of forests ; forest ownership ; use of the 

 forest: forestry movement; forest laws; forest res- 

 ervations; irrigation. Price, $1.S5 



Profession of Forestry, The. By Gif- 

 ford Pinchot. a pamphlet containing an address 

 on that subject by Mr. GiSord Pinchot ; also an ad- 

 dress by Mr. Overton W. Price on " Study in Europe 

 for American Forest Students," and a list of refer- 

 ence publications for students. PYice, 26c. 



FOREIGN IMPORTATIONS 



ensrlish Hstate Forestry. ByA. C. Forbes. 

 An authoritative volume on English forest methods 

 from the pen of a well known forester, that should 

 prove of interest to Americans. Price, $S.60 



Porst^iivlssenschaft. (Schwappach.) Price, 60c 

 manual of Forestry. (Schlich.) Five vol- 

 umes, complete, or separately as follow? 'price, com- 

 plete, .^IS.SO); 

 Vol. I. "Forestry Policy in the 

 British Empire." .:*ric€, $i.lt0 



Vol. II. " Sylviculture." Price, p.iO 



Vol. III. ♦* Forest Management." 



Price, $S.60 

 Vol. IV. "Forest Protection." 



Price, $U.80 



Vol.V. "Forest Utilization." PHoe, $U.80 



This is perhaps the most authoritative work that 



has been issued on the technical side of forestry, 



translated from the German. 



'Wood. By G. S. BouLGER. An important 

 new book for arboriculturists and forestry 

 students. A manual of the natural history and 

 industrial applications of the timbers of com- 

 merce. Cloth. »2 Illustrations. Price, $2.60. 

 Familiar Trees. By Prof. G. S. Boulgeb. 

 Written by an eminent botanical authority, yet 

 couched in language easily understood. The 

 coloured plates are the work of celebrated 

 artists, and are truthful and trustworthy in every 

 respect. A special feature is the series of photo- 

 micrographic illustrations of sections of woods 

 Three volumes. Price, per volume, $1.50. 



DENDROLOGY, BOTANY, AND IDENTIFICA- 

 TION OF SPECIES 



Manual of the Trees ot :Vorth 

 America (exclusive of Mexico). By Charles 

 Sprague Sargent. A volume that presents in con- 

 venient form and with excellent illustrations, authori- 

 tative information concerning the trees of North 

 America. It is written in a manner that enables the 

 reader to readily find what family or species any 

 particular tree belongs. Price, $6.00. 



American 'Woods. By Romeyn B. Hough. 

 A new departure in the publication of an authoritar 

 tive work illustrated with actual wood sections of 

 the various species described. Three are given of 

 each, viz., radial, transverse, and tangential. Is- 

 sued in ten parts, per part Price. $5.09 

 Handbook of the Trees of the North- 

 ern U. S. and Canada, Hast of the 

 Rocky Mountains. By- Rojieyn B. Hough. 

 Pictorial description of trees. Two pages to each 

 species; photo-engravings of trunk, leaves, flowers 

 or fruit, section of wood, and map of distribution, 

 with botanical description, and brief other informa- 

 tion. Price, inbuckram. f^.OO; in half morocco. %10. 00 

 Flora of the Southern States. Chap- 

 man. This is an excellent key to the flora of the 

 south, complete and accurate in it<= scope. 



Price, $lfOO 

 Getting Acquainted with the Trees. 

 By J Horace McFarland. A handsome volume, 

 copiously illu-strated, and with facts accurately pre- 

 sented in an entertaining way. Price, $1.7S 

 How Plants Grow. Bv Asa Gray. An 

 understanding of the way in which a tree grow§ la 

 of prime importance to the forester, and the matter 

 here presented is accurate and authoritative. 



Principal Species of W^ood ; Their 



Characteristic Properties. By Chaelm 



Henry Snow. No attempt is made to give exhauj- 

 tive descriptions of species, but the author pre«enti 

 a mass of information designed for the use and In- 

 struction of woodworkers, etc., in a popular it^ 

 A host of concise information is brought under each 

 head, and the 'work is a valuable one. PrUx, fS.n. 



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