240 EXPEEIMENT STATION KECOED. 



[Resoiling tlie Boston Common] (Boston Evening Transcript, 1911, Nov. 29, 

 p. 2). — ^An account is given of tlie work of rejuvenating tiie soil on the Boston 

 Common with the view of saving the existing trees and producing better con- 

 ditions for tlie growth of grass. Thus far 13 acres have been resoiled at a 

 cost of about $7,500 per acre. 



FOEESTRY. 



The Bradley bibliography, I. — Dendrology, Part I, A. Eehdek {Cambridge, 

 Mass., 1911, pp. XII+56G). — The Bradley Bibliography, which is being com- 

 piled at the Arnold Arboretum under the direction of C. S. Sargent, is to 

 comprise, as a whole, a guide to the literature of the woody plants of the 

 world published before the beginning of the twentieth century. 



The present volume includes all botanical publications containing references 

 to woody plants, except those which are restricted to a particular family, genus, 

 or species. The latter will appear in volume 2. The literature is presented 

 under the followhig general subjects: Auxiliary and miscellaneous publica- 

 tions, introductory publications, morphology and anatomy, physiology, pathology, 

 ecology, evolution, phytography, and ethnobotany. The titles are arranged sys- 

 tematically according to subjects and under each separate subject they are 

 arranged chronologically, .except in the case of periodicals where an alphabetical 

 arrangement is used. 



The third volume is to contain the titles of publications dealing with the 

 economic products and uses of woody plants, and with arboriculture, including 

 the ornamental values and uses of trees and shrubs. The fourth volume will 

 be devoted to forestry, and the fifth volume will comprise an index to all 

 titles enumerated in these 4 volumes, arranged alphabetically according to 

 authors and titles. 



A leaf key to the genera of the common wild and cultivated deciduous 

 trees of New Jersey, Mary F. Barrett (Upper Montclair, N. J., 1911, pp. 7). — 

 This key is based primarily upon leaf characteristics. For further identifica- 

 tion in som.e instances references are also made to winter buds, bark, and to 

 various stem markings. 



Western yellow pine in Arizona and New Mexico, T. S. Woolsey, Jr. ( V. S. 

 Dept. Agr., Forest ^erv. Bui. 101, pp. 6-'f, i)ls. J/, figs. 12). — This comprises a 

 study of western yellow pine (I'intis ponderosa) relative to its forms in the 

 Southwest, soil and climatic requirements, development, longevity, tolerance, 

 causes of injury, and reproduction, including growth, stand, and yield data. 

 The wood is discussed relative to its gross and microscopic structure, quality, 

 weight, strength, uses, and preservative treatment. Consideration is also 

 given to lumbering in the Southwest, grades of yellow-pine lumber obtained, 

 markets for yellow pine, and sale of timber on the National Forests. The 

 methods of management applied to yellow pine on the National Forests are 

 described \^itli the hope that they may be applied, wherever possible, by 

 private owners. 



The appendix contains volume tables based on analyses taken on the 

 Tusayan Forest in 1905 and 1906. 



The forests of Oregon: Their importance to the State, G. W. Peavy (Or eg. 

 Bd. Forestry Bui. 1, 1911, pp. 23, figs. 9). — A popular conservation bulletin, 

 setting forth the more important economic facts relative to Oregon woodlands 

 as well as the forest policy of the Government and State. 



The Crater National Forest: Its resources and their conservation, F. Burns 

 (U. S. Dept. Agr., Forest Scrv. Bui. 100. pp. 20, pis. ^). — A descriptive account 

 is given of the Crater National Forest in southwestern Oregon relative to its 



