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as possil>lo. furiiisli td all aitplicants who arc ivsidoiits or laiidownors of Ver- 

 iiioiit, inatorial for forest i)lantiiis as near actual cost as ixjssihio. The station 

 lu'rc offers an assortment of 4 different classes of white-pine seedlings for forest 

 and nursery growing, together with a few black locust trees, and gives advice 

 to prospective buyers in regard to which class of trees to buy, together with 

 notes relative to forestry planting, the kind of trees to plant in Vermont, the 

 time and method of planting, transplanting native seedlings, seed collecting and 

 sowing, and making nursery beds. A detailed discussion of forest planting in 

 Vermont has been previously noted (E. S. R., 17, p. 1074). 



Keport of district foresters (Rpt. Bd. Comrs. Agr. and Forestry Hawaii, 

 3 {li)(i(i), pp. SJi-118). — This report consists of brief statements of several of the 

 district foresters of the Territory of Hawaii as to the present extent and condi- 

 tion of the native forests, the extent of private forest reserves, the area of forest 

 land exemjit from taxation, and the forest plantings for the year, together with 

 general notes on forestry. 



Forest management in southern pines, .M. lioTiiKUGF.i, {Forrstrii (Jitarf.. 

 5 (1907). yo. 7, pp. 1-10). — The author was emplo.ved for some time as forester 

 for a large lumber company near Charleston, S. C, and gives a description of the 

 system of fire protection adopted by that company, together with notes on the 

 management of loblolly and longleaf pine areas for the purpose of obtaining a 

 constant supply of lumber. 



Report of the controller, experiment station, Peradeniya, H. Wright 

 (Circx. ami Aur. .lour. Roy. Hot. Gard. Ceylon, 3 {1906). \o. 2.',, pp. 301-339).— 

 This is a tabulated report of experiments commenced or continued at the sta- 

 tion during 1905 with cacao, rubber, tea, citronella grass, lemon grass, and 

 groundnuts. An enumeration is also given of 14G one-acre plats, showing the 

 present plantings of cacao, coffee, ciiuiamon, annatto, croton, areca nut, cocoanut, 

 pomelo, teak, different species of rubber, and several other varieties of important 

 trees. Since the first report of 1903 (E. S. R.. 16, p. 2G5) the plantings of various 

 trees have increased from 38,231 to 83,163 in 190"). 



The work with cacao consisted in the excision of cankers and experiments in 

 spraying and fertilizing, and the results, together with notes on the progress 

 and composition of the crop, flower periodicity, and returns from plots, are pre- 

 sented in tabular form. Results are given of yields secured from some of the 

 rubljer trees, showing the date of each tapping, the amount of rubber obtained, 

 and the total amount of rubber obtained for the season. Four Peradeniya trees, 

 29 years old, produced from V-shaped cuts a total of 11 lbs. 55 oz., and 4 similar 

 trees yielded from long spiral cuts a total of 17 lbs. 8f oz. for the season. 



Treatment of cooperative forestry plats (Ohio >Sta. Circ. 68. pp. //. fif/. 1). — 

 This circular contains advice on the i)runing of forest trees at planting and in 

 the nursery. The locust, catalpa, 'mulberry, and osage orange are discussed 

 somewhat in detail. 



Experience thus far has shown that if, before planting, the tops are cut off 1 

 or 2 in. above the point where the top and root join, the result is better than if 

 the cut is made several inches higher, since but one sprout usually starts where 

 the cut is made low down, and a clean, vigorous growth is assured. This treat- 

 ment is advised for all young forest trees except evergreens. The i)ractice of 

 allowing catalpa trees to grow 2 or 3 years before pruning is not to be recom- 

 mended, since although a long stem is usually secured it is apt to become top- 

 heavy and easily damaged by the wind when the foliage is wet. The better 

 plan is to keep the trees growing straight from the start. In cases of crooked 

 trees, or where severe injury has been caused by mice or rabbits, the trees should 

 be cut to the ground regardless of their age. 



It has been found that trees grow much faster under cultivation than when in 



