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Sierra club bulletin, Jan., 1915. — The forest 

 fire season of 1914 in California, by Coert 

 Du Bois, p. 322-5. 



United States— Department of agriculture. 

 Journal of agricultural research, April, 

 1915. — Observations in Rhizina inflata, 

 by James R. Weir, p. 93-6. 



United States — Department of agriculture. 

 Weekly news letter, April 21, 1915. — 

 Trees and shrubs; varieties of orna- 

 mental plants recommended for private 

 grounds and schools in different sections, 

 p. 1. 



Trade journals and consular reports 



American lumberman, April 17, 1915. — Preser- 

 vative treatment of wood, by E. W. Peters, 

 p. 38, 49; A wood paving experiment; 

 blocks are laid without sand cushion, p. 

 38 A; Suggestions for the utilization of 

 yellow pine, by Harry T. Kendall, p. 

 38 D-40; Tests fireproof paint, p. 45; Raps 

 taxation system, by B. F. Bonner, p. 47. 



American lumberman, April 24, 1915. — Forest 

 service officials confer ; discuss progress of 

 investigation of the lumber industry in 

 meeting at Madison, Wisconsin, p. 26-7; 

 Grading rules of yellow pine structural 

 timber discussed, by H. S. Betts, p. 28-30. 



American lumberman, May 1, 1915. — A 

 testimonial of wood's durability; quaint 

 old windmill stout and strong after cen- 

 tury of exposure to elements, p. 30; 

 Taxation of forest and timberland, by 

 Thos. E. Lyons, p. 3i, 52; How to safe- 

 guard the timber bond business, by John C. 

 Spry, p- 34; Lumbermen visit Forest 

 products laboratory, p. 41-2. 



American lumberman, May 8, 1915. — Will 

 utilize wood waste; Wisconsin enterprise 

 to make shoes with hardwood soles, p. 28; 

 Treats ties with crude oil, p. 28; New type 

 of creosoting plant, p. 31; Tests woods for 

 egg case use, p. 41. 



Canada lumberman, May 1, 1915. — Montreal 

 engineers discuss dry rot, p. 30-31. 



Engineering and mining journal, April 10, 

 1915. — Wood as a fuel for mine plants, by 

 E. A. Holbrook, p. 645-7. 



Engineering news, Jan. 28, 1915. — The Broad 

 Street wood block pavement, Newark, 

 N. J., p. 153; Test of long-submerged 

 hemlock timber, by T. R. Lawson, p. 159. 



Engineering news, Feb. 11, 1915. — Dry sand 

 and cement mixture vs. mortar bed for 

 wood block pavements, by Theodor S. 

 Oxholm, p. 217 ; Lugs or spacers to prevent 

 expansion failures in wood-block pave- 

 ments, by Frank W. Cherrington, p. 275-6. 



Hardwood record, April 25, 1915. — Vehicle 

 making in the United States, p. 18. 



Lumber trade journal. May 1, 1915. — New 

 grading rules for yellow pine timbers and 

 export lumber, by Southern pine associa- 

 tion, p. 15; Explosives in land clearing 

 and the burning of stumps discussed, by 

 Harry Thompson, p. 46. 



Lumber world review, April 25, 1915. — 

 Modern uses of wood, by Hermann von 

 Schrenk, p. 2 1-3 ; The value of cypress and 

 its better utilization, by Frank N. Snell, 

 p. 27-8; Suggestions for the utilization of 



yellow pine, by Harry T. Kendall, p. 

 29-32. 



Lumber world review. May 10, 1915. — 

 National lumber manufacturers' associa- 

 tion March report of production and 

 movement of lumber, p. 40. 



Mississippi Valley lumberman, April 16, 1915. 

 — Wood block paving, p. 34; What the 

 government can do for the industry, by 

 E. G. Griggs, p. 39-40. 



Mississippi Valley lumberman, April 23, 1915. 

 — Timber utilization, by O. T. Swan, p. 

 38-40. 



Mississippi Valley lumberman. May 7, 1915. — 

 The taxation of forest land in Wisconsin, 

 p. 26. 



Municipal journal. May 6, 1915. — Experiments 

 with wood paving blocks, by Clyde H. 

 Teesdale, p. 623-6. 



New York Lumber trade journal, May 1, 1915. 

 — Honduran lumber trade, by Walter F. 

 Boyle, p. 46, 48. 



Paper, April 14, 1915. — Fibers and their 

 formation, p. 16-17. 



Paper, April 21, 1915. — Forestry and paper- 

 making, by Thomas J. Keenan, p. 13-15. 



Paper, April 28, 1915. — Measuring the mois- 

 ttire in cellulose, by Otto Nordstrom, p. 

 13-15. 



Paper, May 5, 1915. — Plants available for 

 papermaking, p. 17-18. 



Paper, May 12, 1915. — Some notable paper- 

 making fibers, by James Scott, p. 14-15. 



Paper trade journal, April 15, 1915. — Esparto 

 grass for manufacture of paper, by R. S. 

 Geare, p. 44-6. 



Pioneer western lumberman, April 15, 1915. — 

 Developing a market for Philippine 

 hardwood, by J. D. Miller, p. 20-1 ; Com- 

 posite statement of the cost of manufac- 

 turing lumber, embodying the figures of 

 20 miles in Washington and Oregon for 

 1913, by J. G. Mcintosh, p. 21. 



Pioneer western lumberman. May 1, 1915. — 



Wood block paving in Minneapolis, p. 6; 



Philippine hardwoods at the exposition, p. 



24. 

 Safety engineering, April, 1915. — Protecting 



the national forests from fire, by Allen S. 



Peck, p. 293-8. 



St. Louis lumberman. May, 1, 1915. — Old 

 water pipe in New York, p. 16; Creosote 

 oil, by Horace C. Porter, p. 17. 



Southern industrial and lumber review, April, 

 1915. — Texas forestry, by W. Goodrich 

 Jones, p. 12. 



Southern lumberman, April 24, 1915. — Forest 

 service experts demonstrating new method 

 of turpentine production, p. 26. 



Southern lumberman. May 1, 1915. — Improved 

 practice in the production of naval stores, 

 by A. W. Schorger, p. 37-8; Stump pullers 

 and methods of using them, by Earl D. 

 Strait, p. 40. 



Timber trade journal, April 3, 1915. — The 

 forests of Washington state, p. 485 ; Pollard 

 oaks, p. 486. 



Timber trade journal, April 10, 1915. — The 

 manufacture of charcoal, p. 522-3. 



