740 EXPERIMENT STATION EECORD. 



and culture of plants for medicine, both in ancient and modern times, in wliich 

 all of tlie important herbs employed foi- medicinal plants are considered. The 

 author refers to the publications of numerous members of the medical profession 

 who have been active in encouraging the production and cultivation of medicinal 

 plants. A list is given of the herbs most commonly used in England for medici- 

 nal purposes. 



FORESTRY. 



Management of the farmer's -woodlot, W. N. Hutt (Cornell Countryman, 

 -'i {1001), Ao. o, pp. J2S-lS-'f. fl[/s- 3). — The author outlines the practical manage- 

 ment of the ordinary farm woodlot for the purpose of making it a useful and per- 

 manent asset of the farm. Several varieties of trees suitable for this form of 

 planting are given. 



A preliminary -working plan for the public forest tract of the Insular 

 Lumber Company, Negros Occidental, Philippine Islands, II. D. Everett and 

 H. N. Whitfokd {[PhiJippine] Bur. Foreairy Bid. 6, pp. oJf, figs. 12, map 1). — 

 This work has been prepared to furnish a prescribed plan for the regulation and 

 management of the large tract of public forest granted to the Insular Lumber 

 Company for a jieriod of 20 years, as well as to secure accurate information con- 

 cerning the timber of this important forest region of the Philippine Islands and 

 to give the native rangers of the bureau training in forest field work. The 

 field work consisted of mapping, botanical surveys, and collection of data for 

 forest management. 



Part 1 is a statement of the facts upon which the working plan is based and 

 deals with the general description of the tract, composition and condition of the 

 forest, a description of the principal species of trees, and the utilization of the 

 forest. Historical remarks are given on the development of lumber in this prov- 

 ince, together with an account of the present lumbering operations, including 

 remarks on markets, transi)ortation, prices and government charges, prospects, 

 and agricultural possibilities of the land. 



Part 2 deals with the future management of the tract, treating of the basis 

 of proposals, method of working the forest, and supplementary recommendations. 



In an appendix a list is given of the species of trees mentioned in the text, 

 including the scientific, family, common, and commercial names. A map of the 

 working ijlan under discussion accompanies the bulletin. 



A preliminary working plan for the public forest tract of the Mindoro 

 Lumber and Logging Company, Bongabon River, Mindoro, Philippine 

 Islands, M. L. Merritt and II. N. WhiTforu ([Philippinr] Bur. Forestry Bui. 6, 

 pp. 55, pis. l-'i, map 1). — The work upon which this report is based was under- 

 taken for the purpose of forming a preliminary plan of management to be put 

 into operation pending more complete investigation. The tract was inspected, 

 surveyed, and mapped and notes taken on the distribution of the different types 

 of vegetation. 



Part 1 is a statement of the facts upon which the working plan is based. A 

 general description of the tract is given, together with the composition and con- 

 dition of the forest, the characteristics of various types of timber and descrip- 

 tions of species, injuries to which the forest is liable, the development of the 

 lumbering industry on this tract, and the present hunbering operations, mar- 

 kets, transportation, financial results, and in-ospects. 



Part 2 deals with the future management of the tract. In an appendix is 

 given a list of the few species found on the tract that reach the size of oO cm. 

 in diameter, together with a list of all the other species mentioned in the text, 

 including the scientific, family, local, and commercial names of each. A map 

 of the working plan. accompanies the text. 



