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kinds of trees, shrubs, and vines witli ornamental fruit which have proved to 

 be hardy and otherwise desirable for planting in Kansas. 



FORESTRY. 



Connecticut's forest taxation law {Connecticut Sta. Spec. Bui. (Forestry 

 Pub. 9), 1913, pp. 8, fig. 1). — A special bulletin containing the text of a law 

 providing a new plan of taxation of woodland which was enacted by the Con- 

 necticut General Assembly of 1913, and a brief discussion of its more important 

 features. 



Administration report of the forest circleB in the Bombay Presidency, 

 including' Sind, for the year 1912—13 {Admin. Rpt. Forest Circles Bomhay, 

 1912-13, pp. 166-\-5). — This is the customary report relative to the adminis- 

 tration of the state forests in the Northern, Central, and Southern Circles of 

 the Bombay Presidency, and of Sind, including a financial statement for the 

 year 1912-13. All important data relative to alterations in forest areas, forest 

 surveys, prepai-ation of working plans, forest protection, silvicultural operations, 

 exploitation, yields, revenues, etc., are appended in tabular form. 



Annual progress report on forest administration in the Province of Bihar 

 and Orissa for the year 1912—13, H. Carter {Ann. Rpt. Forest Adtnin. Bihar 

 and Orissa, 1912-13, pp. 6+18-\-XXXVII-\-o). — A report similar to the above 

 relative to the administration and management of the state forests in the 

 Province of Bihar and Orissa for the year 1912-13. 



Progress report of forest administration in the Punjab for the year 

 1912-13, W. Mayes {Rpt. Forest Admin. Punjab, 1912-13, pp. 10+20+LI).— 

 A report similar to the above on the administration and management of the 

 state forests in Punjab for the year 1912-13. 



Observations on the edge of the forest in the Kodiak region of Alaska, R. 

 F. Geiggs {Bui. Torrey Bot. Club., 4I (1914), No. 7, pp. 381-385, fig. 1).—A 

 brief study of the natural extension of the forest boimdaries in the Kodiak 

 region of Alaska. 



The conversion of coppice-with-standards into high forest in France, 

 R. S. Troup {Quart. Jour. Forestry, 8 {WW, No. S, pp. 208-212, pis. 3).— A 

 brief descriptive account of the systems employed in France in the conversion 

 of coppice-with-standards into high forests. 



On natural and artificial regeneration in the forests of north Sweden, E. 

 WiBECK {Meddel. Stat. Skogsforsoksanst. {Mitt. Forstl. Vers. Anst. Schwe- 

 dens). No. 10 {1913), pp. 91-138, XI-XVI, figs. i3).— Results are given of both 

 natural and artificial regeneration studies with pine and spruce in north 

 Sweden, including results to date of forest planting work in that region. 



Three thinning areas in the Skagersholm state forest, G. Schotte {Meddel. 

 Stat. Slcogsforsoksatist. {Mitt. Forstl. Vers. Anst. Schwedens), No. 10 {1913), 

 pp. 181-210, XXIII-XXVII, pis. 2, figs. i3).— Thinning experiments in mixed 

 coniferous forests conductwi under the direction of the Swedish Forestry 

 P^xperiment Station are here reported. 



Recent ecological investigations, H. de Forest {Proc. Soc. Amer. Foresters, 

 9 {1914), No. 2, pp. 161-176). — A brief review of some of the recent develop- 

 ments in ecological investigations, including a bibliography of cited literature. 



The determination of site qualities for even-aged stands by means of a 

 site factor, E. J. Hanzlik {Proc. Soc. Amer. Foresters, 9 {1914), ^0. 2, pp. 

 229-234)- — -^ comparative analysis of the cubic volume and formula methods 

 of determining site qualities for even-aged stands, as applied chiefly to Doug- 

 las fir stands in Washington and Oregon. 



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