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Investigations on the distribution of native woody plants in the canton 

 of Geneva, Switzerland, A. Lkndner {Rccherches siir la Repartition drs 

 Ptaiitrs LigncKftoi Croissant Spnntanemcnt en Suiss. Bcrn<\ Dcpt. Int. \ /.''07], 

 pp. XVI-\-G3, fig. I, map.s 2). — This is part 1 of a series of imblicatioiis to be 

 issued on the native ligneous i)lants growing in Switzerland and edited under 

 the direction of the federal inspection of forests at Berne and of the botanical 

 iiiuseuni of the government polytechnic school of Zurich. Some general state- 

 ments are given on the geology and soil formation in (4eneva, together with an 

 enumeration of the occurrence of various species of trees and other woody 

 ]»lants in the canton and methods of culture. The region of the distribution of 

 the more important trees is illustrated by 2 maps. 



A new tree juniper for New Mexico (Juniperus meg-alocarpa), (}. B. Sun- 

 woRTii (Forcstrg and Irrig., 13 (1901), No. 6, pp. 307-310, figs. ;2),— Aside from 

 their economic forest work, the members of the forest survey are making a 

 careful scrutiny of trees wherever found, for the purpose of determining their 

 limits of range. 



W. R. Mattoon, of the Forest Service, recently collected notes, photographs, 

 nnd specimens which enabled the writer to distinguish what is said to be an 

 unique species of juniper. At present this species, wliich has been named 

 Juniperus megalocarpa, is known to occur only in the Gila national foi'est of 

 Xew Mexico, where 20 to 30 trees were found grouped together. 



Descriptions, with illustrations, are given of the tree, including the tnmk, 

 foliage, fruit, and seed. 



Forest planting' in the North Platte and South Platte valleys, F. G. 

 -Miller {U. K. Dept. Agr., Forest iierr. Cire. 109, pp. 20). — In this circular con- 

 sideration is given to topography, soil, climate, and purposes of forest planting, 

 together with lists of species recommended for planting in both valleys and for 

 experimental purposes, species best adapted to different uses, and notes on 

 planting, cultivation, and subsequent management. The circular concludes with 

 brief descriptive and cultural notes on the various species recommended for 

 planting. 



Silvical leaflets {U. 8. Dept. Agr., Forest Seri\ Silr. Leaflets, 1, pp. 3; 2. pp. 

 3; 3, pp. J,; 1/, pp. // ; 5, pp. 3; 6, pp. 1, ; 7, pp. 2; S, pp. 3; 9, pp. !,; 10, pp. 3; 11, 

 pp. 3; 12, pp. 2; 13, pp. Ji ; 14, pp. 4)- — A series of leaflets, each one dealing with 

 the range and occurrence, climatic adaptability, habit, associated species, soil and 

 moisture, tolerance, and reproduction of one of the following species of ti'ees, 

 given in order to correspond to the leaflet numbers above: Alpine fir [Allies 

 tasioearpa) , Port Orford cedar (Chama'cyparis laicsoniana), Engelmann spruce 

 (Picea engelmanni), white fir (A. coaeolor), lowland flr (.1. grandis), Sitka 

 spruce (/*. sitch.ensis), noble fir (A. noJjilis), red fir {A. mugniflea). incense 

 cedar {Lit)oeedrus decurrens), bigcoue spruce (Pseudotsuga niaeroearpa) , 

 giant arborvitie {Thuja plicQta), yellow cedar (V. nootkatensis) , western 

 white pine (Pinus inonticola) , and western larch (Larix occidentalis) . 



How and when to collect white pine seed, F. W. Rane (Boston, 1907, pp. 

 1(>, figs. 3). — In this booklet the author considers in a general manner the life 

 history of white pine seed and gives popular directions on how and when 

 to collect the seed and the method of extracting it from the cones, which should 

 be gathered before they open. 



The demand for white ])ine seed is active and prices in recent years are said 

 to have ranged from .$1.50 to .$4.50 per i)()und. The pur[)ose of this pamphlet 

 is to call attention to the importance of gathering the seed each fruiting year, 

 with a view to stimulating forest planting operations and reducing the prevail- 

 ing, price of seed. 



