446 MISCELLANEOUS [Bot. Abstb. 



which are not specifically mentioned. Some of the commoner plants are listed, and two of 

 the four half-tone illustrations show vegetation. The principal original contribution is the 

 description and analysis of peat samples from about half a dozen localities in the swamp. 

 The second half of the paper deals with the uses of peat in general. — Roland M. Harper. 



3054. Osborn, C. C. Possibilities of peat. Jour. Amer. Peat Soc. 12: 7-16. 1919.— 

 Peat is used for fuel, fertilizer, fertilizer filler, and stable litter. It is also used as a source 

 of gas, charcoal and coke, in the preparation of surgical dressings, and in the preparation 

 of substitutes for wood [and cotton and woolen cloth, also as an absorbent for the un- 

 crystallized residues of beet sugar refineries and in the manufacture of stock feed. Only a 

 small fraction of the total peat available in the United States is now being utilized. — George 

 B. Rigg. 



3055. Shimek, B. Conservation of natural scenery in Iowa. Rept. Iowa State Hortic. 

 Soc. 53: 372-375. 1918. — The preservation of these places will prevent erosion. Needed to 

 supply moisture for the atmosphere. These places should also be preserved for scientific 

 purposes. — L. H. Pammel. 



3056. Shimek, B. Iowa's natural parks. Rept. Iowa State Hortic. Soc. 53: 364-367. 

 1918. — A list of places in the state that should be set aside for state parks. — L. H. Pammel. 



3057. Small, Mrs. W. B. A natural park site. Rept. Iowa State. Hortic. Soc. 53 : 371-372. 

 1918. — Discusses the Devil's Backbone area in Delaware county, Iowa. — L. H. Pammel. 



305S. Taylor, Mrs. H. J. Conservation of life through city parks. Rept. Iowa State 

 Hortic. Soc. 53 : 376-378. 1918. — The waste of natural resources has led to emphasis upon con- 

 servation. — L. H. Pammel. 



3059. Triepel, H. Ein neues Modellierverfahren. [New modelling method.] Zeit- 

 schr. Wiss. Mikrosk. 35: 89-94. 1919. 



3060. Turner, C. Distillation of peat. Jour. Amer. Peat Soc. 12: 101-102. 1919 — 

 British patent 117,645, 1917 covers the distillation of peat. Among the products are am- 

 monia, methyl alcohol, acetone, acetic acid, pyridine, mono-phenols, guiacol, cresol and other 

 phenols, a petol-like spirit, other neutral acids, and paraffin waxes. — -George B. Rigg. 



3061. Willmarth, C. A. Willmarth peat fuel process. Jour. Amer. Peat Soc. 12: 113- 

 122. 1919. 



