612 



AMERICAN FORESTRY 



an den klippen des Quarneros, by An- 

 derlin, p. 236-9. 



Bulletin de la Societe centrale forestiere 

 de Belgique, July 1912. — Quelques ex- 

 periences et observations en matiere for- 

 estiere; experiences sur I'origine de la 

 graine, p. 402-10; Incendies de bois, p. 

 410-19; Sur une theorie nouvelle de la 

 captation de I'azote atmospherique par 

 les plantes, by E. Henry, p. 419-31. 



Canadian forestry journal. Julj'-Aug. 1912. — 

 The British Columbia forest act, p. 

 88-91 ; Experiment needed in pulp mak- 

 ing, by H. R._ MacMillan, p. 92-97 ; Gov- 

 ernment forests in Saxony, by W. G. 

 Wright, p. 105-8; The aspen tree in the 

 northwest, by A. Knechtel, p. 109. 



Centralblatt fiir das gesamte forstwesen, 

 June 1912. — Ueber die wahl der schirm- 

 schlag- und femelschlagformen nach der 

 bestandeszusammensetzung, by Micklitz, 

 p. 251-65; Neuere bestrebungen auf dem 

 gebiete der holzkonservierung, by E. F. 

 Petritsch, p. 265-82. 



Forest leaves, Aug. 1912.— Narrative of the 

 Bushkill meeting of the Pennsylvania 

 forestry association, p. 146-9 ; The possi- 

 bility of reproducing our eastern for- 

 ests by natural means, by Nelson C. 



Brown, p. 149-51; The effect of trees on 

 health, by Alexander Armstrong, p. 

 151-3; Forest taxation in Pennsylvania; 

 proposed legislation, p. 153-5. 



Indian forester, June 1912. — Turpentining in 

 Florida on an American national forest, 

 by Theodore S. Woolsey, p. 280-6. 



Quarterly journal of forestry. July 1912. — 

 The crown woods of the Isle of Man. 

 by E. W. Hasell. p. 179-83; State re- 

 afforestation in New Zealand, by B. 

 Hill, p. 184-7 ; The nun moth problem 

 in Saxony, by C. F. C. Beeson, p. 189-94; 

 Japanese v. European larch, bv Charles 

 P. Ackers, p. 195-200: Effects of the 

 drought of 1911. by Eraser Story, p. 

 206-19 ; Competition of plantations and 

 home nurseries in Yorkshire, by Chas. 

 Hankins and W. Somerville, p. 220-45; 

 The black Italian poplar as a timber 

 tree, by R. M. Gibbon, p. 263-4. 



Schweizerische zeitschrift fiir forstwesen, 

 June 1912. — Bestandespflege. nachhaltig- 

 keit und reservefonds, by G. Z., p. 177- 

 81 ; Die durchforstung im gebirgswald, 

 by B. B., p. 181-5 ; Die entwicklung des 

 aargauischen forstwesens, p. 189-93 ; 

 Neue verpackungsmethode fiir pflanzen, 

 by Neuhaus, p. 195-6; Die neue forst- 

 gesetzgebung Italiens, p. 196-8. 



REDUCED FOREST FIRES. 



The adoption by Massachusetts of observation towers at a cost of about $20,000 is said 

 to have cut down the forest fire loss from $530,426 last year to $50,000 this year, the figures 

 in both cases applying to the first seven months of the year. 



The tozvers are scattered all over the State. Each has a watchman with a telescope on 

 duty daily looking for signs of a forest fire and ready to telephone the forest warden of the 

 vicinity. 



Of 1,500 fires recorded the present year 1,300 were first reported by the tower watchers. 

 Nearly one-third of the total number are ascribed to locomotive sparks, and they burned 

 over 3,586 acres, causing a loss of $19,167 and a cost in putting them out amounting to $2,598. 



In the other two-thirds of the total 11,381 acres was burned over, causing a loss of $30,824 

 and a cost for putting out of $9,171. 



TRANSPLANTING IN WASHINGTON. 



During the fiscal year ended June last, 3,824 trees were transplanted from the District of 

 Columbia nurseries to per)nanent places along the streets, according to the annual report of 

 Trtieman Lanham, stiperintendent of trees and parkings. 



More trees were destroyed by leakage of illuminating gas than by any other cause, 320 

 shade trees having been killed in this way. Superintendent Lanham places the blame on 

 local gas companies, who do not repair their mains promptly. 



