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That rock garden of ours, F. E. Hulme (London, 1909, pp. 327, pis. 50). — ^A 

 popular work discussiug the making of rock gardens, including notes on the 

 culture, character, and arrangement of a large number of plants suitable for 

 the purpo>;e. 



The book of the sweet pea, D. B. Crane {London and Xcic York, 1910, pp. 

 iX-\rlS6, pis. 17). ^A popular treatise containing detailed directions for grow 

 ing sweet peas under glass and in the open. Consideration is also given to the 

 history, evolution and literature of sweet peas, their use for exhibition and 

 di'corative purposes, and their pests and diseases. The best varieties are classi- 

 fied according to their colors and lists are given of varieties considered to be too 

 nnich alike. 



Bibliography of Danish horticulture, 1546-1908, C. Mariboe {Fortegnelse 

 over Dansh: Hai-chrtig.slittcratur Frn 1.5'i6-190S. Copenhagen, 1909, pp. 57). — 

 Tliis contains 4.50 sei)arate references arranged under the following headings: 

 Horticulture in general, periodicals and calendars, greenhouses and cold frames, 

 storage of horticultural products, landscape gardening and laying out of gar- 

 dens, the kitchen garden, the orchard, tloriculture, plant diseases, reports, etc., 

 together with an al])habetical index of authors. 



FORESTRY. 



Annual report of the director of forestry of the Philippine Islands for 

 the period July 1, 1908, to June 30, 1909, G. P. Ahern (Ann. Rpt. Dir. For- 

 estry P. I., 1909, pp. 20). — This consists of a progress report of forest opera- 

 lions conducted during the year by the divisions of administration and investi- 

 gation, including statistics relative to the certification of public lands, utilization 

 (if forest products, amounts of important timber species cut, imports and exports 

 of forest i)roducts, revenues, and expenditures. 



Annual progress report upon state forest administration in South Aus- 

 tralia, W. Gill (Ann. Rpt. State Forest Admin. So. Atist., 1908-9, pp. 12, pis. 

 7). — The report includes a general account of the year's planting and other 

 forest operations, together with tabulated data showing the areas of forest 

 reserves and plantations, the distribution of trees, and a financial statement for 

 the year. Notes are also given on a number of New South Wales eucalypts. 



Review of forest administration in British India for the year 1907—8, 

 F. B. Bryant (Valeiitta: Govt., 1910. pp. 5//). — This is the usual annual review 

 for the year 1907-S, relative to forest operations in the various provinces of 

 India. It contains notes and data on alterations in areas, forest settlements, 

 demarcation and surveys, the development of working plans, forest protection, 

 silvicultural operations, and experiments and exploitation, together with a 

 financial statement for the year. The aggregate area of all classes of forests 

 at the close of the year was 237,809 square miles, or 24.2 per cent of the total 

 area of British India. 



Progress report of forest administration in the Andamans for 1908-9, 

 H. K. Robinson (Rpt. Forest Admin. Andamans, 1908-9, pp. IV +23) .—A state- 

 ment similar to the above is presented relative to the administration of state 

 forests in the Andamans during 1908-9. 



Some features of forest working plans in India, and of forest regula- 

 tion in the coniferous forest of the Himalayas, B. Moore (Forestry Quart., 

 8 (1910), No. 1, pp. ltl-57, flg. 1). — A general account is given of the mak- 

 ing of working plans in India, including some of the more important pro- 

 visions of a si)ecial plan for coniferous forests in the Himalayas. It is believed 

 that the methods discussed should contain valuable suggestions for foresters 

 in the United States. 



