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Arborea, Feb., 1916. — Reinforcing trees, by 

 Harold J. Neale, p. 132-5. 



Canadian forestry joumal, Feb., 1916. — 

 Forests of the district of Patricia, Ont., 

 by J. B. Tyrell, p. 375-80; Private timber 

 owners and fire protection, by Elwood 

 Wilson, p. 381-5; The success of coopera- 

 tion in forest protection, by S. Lawrence 

 de Cartret, p. 386-9; Forestry and the 

 future, by R. H. Campbell, p. 405-8. 



Forstwissenschaftliches centralblatt, Dec. 

 1915. — Zur massen-, und wertserzeugun 

 von fichte und tanne, by Vinz. Schupfer, 

 p. 537^2. 



Forstwissenschaftliches centralblatt, Jan., 

 1916. — -Neuere fortschritte der mineralo- 

 gie auf ihrem beruhrungsgebiet mit der 

 bodenkultur, by B. Gossner, p. 1-18; Die 

 neue forststatistik Frankreichs, by Max 

 Endres, p. 18-26; Beitrage zur lichtungs- 

 frage, by Julius Roth, p. 43-8. 



Hawaiian forester and agriculturist, Feb., 

 1916. — Forest conditions along Volcano 

 road, by C. S. Judd, p. 49-52. 



Naturwissens haftliche zeitschrift fur forst- 

 und landwirtschaft, Aug. -Sept., 1915. — 

 Neue untersuchungen iiber die ursachen 

 des dickenwachstums der baume, by P. 

 Jaccard, p. 321-60; Die starkeokonomie 

 der grunen pflanze, by F. W. Neger, p. 

 370-80; Die Lichtentaler allee bei Baden- 

 Baden; ein beitrag zur praktischen 

 bedeutung der mistel, by C. von Tubeuf, 

 p. 408-21; Mistel und naturschutz, by C. 

 von Tubeuf, p. 422-31. 



North woods, Jan., 1916. — White pine blister 

 rust, p. 5-8. 



North woods, Feb., 1916. — Shelterbelt demon- 

 stration for the western prairies, p. 17-20, 



Schweizerische zeitschrift fiir forstwesen. 

 Sept.-Oct., 1915. — Plenterwald und fe. 

 melschlagbetrieb, by Meyer, p. 168-73, 



Schweizerische zeitschrift fiir forstwesen- 

 Nov. - Dec, 1915. — Die burgerlichen 

 waldungen der stadt Bern, by H. von 

 MCilinen, p. 197-207; Umwandlung von 

 mittelwald in hochwald, by P. Hefti, p. 

 207-15; Einige mitteilungen iiber die 

 waldwirtschaft der gemeinden des Berner 

 Jura, p. 215-20; Der holzverkehr der 

 Schweiz im jahre 1914, by Maurice 

 Decoppet, p. 225-31. 



Tharandter forstliches jahrbuch, 1915. — Die 

 reinertragsubersichten der kgl. sachs. 

 staatsforsten fiir das jalir 1913, p. 419-31 ; 

 Ueber forstliche versuche und erfahr- 

 ungen, by Gerlach, p. 450-5. 



Tree talk, Feb.-April, 1916. — An interesting 

 case of tree girdling, by Fred J. Seaver, 

 p. 80-1; The white pine blister rust, p. 

 89-90. 



Zeitschrift fiir forst- und jagdwesen, Dec, 

 1915. — Uber die beziehungen zwischen 

 waldertrechnung und waldertragsregel- 

 ung, by Fray, p. 756-62. 



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