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hardy i-atalpa {Catalpa sjx'ciosa), and 4 coniniercial plantations, all of which are situ- 

 ated in Kansas, are described at considerable length. The methods of planting, 

 cultivation, and management are given, the soils described, and the rate of growth, 

 products, and value are shown. Among the more important notes from the stand- 

 point of the culture of this tree, it is shown that the hardy catalpa reaches its best 

 growth only iij very rich soils. In poor, sandy soil one of the plantations described 

 has given no return, while in deep, rich loam it has given a clear annual profit of 

 121.55 i)er acre. 



When grown in pure forest or mixed with trees no taller than itself the catalpa 

 should ])e protected by shelter belts of taller trees. If a large number of trees are to 

 be planted it will be found cheaper to grow them from seed than ))uy them from a 

 nursery. The trees sliould be closely planted, 4 by 4 ft. probably giving the best 

 results, and thinned and pruned as required. The cutting back of the young trees 

 after 2 or 3 seasons' growth, and the training up of a single sprout from the stump, 

 greatly hastens the height growth and prevents side branches on the lower part of 

 the trunk. When the first growth of the plantation is for any reason bushy and 

 undesirable, a better growth can be secured by cutting the stand clean and reproduc- 

 ing it l)y sprouts. The best growth, of catalpa has not been obtained in pure planta- 

 tions, but so far in the Middle West only the osage orange and Russian mulberry 

 have been found adapted to planting with the hardy catalj^a. A high percentage of 

 straight limbless poles can be secured only with the most careful treatment. The 

 tree has a tendency toward crookedness and branching, which requires close atten- 

 tion to correct. 



Eucalypts cultivated in the United. States, A. J. McClatchie ( U. S. Dept. 

 Agr., Bureau of Forednj Bui. 85, pj). 106, pis. 91). — The purpose of this bulletin is to 

 give information concerning the characteristics of a number of species of Eucalyptus, 

 their climatic requirements, and their uses, together with the directions and sug- 

 gestions as to their propagation and culture. Means are also furnished for the 

 identification of seedlings and mature trees so that specimens growing throughout 

 the Southwest may be readily identified. At the present time, throughout the 

 southwestern United States the eucalyptus trees are planted more extensively than 

 any other exotic forest tree. Their adaptability for shade, windbreaks, fuel, timber, 

 etc., makes them probably more valuable tlian any other forest tree planted on this 

 continent. In the bulletin only those species which attain a diameter of over 1 ft. 

 and a height of 40 to 50 ft. are discussed, and only those species which have fruited 

 are treated. The author believes that when the merits of these trees are more fully 

 understood, they will be planted more extensively as a covering to the treeless 

 portion of the semitroiiic portion of the United States and will serve to furnish fuel, 

 timlier, and many other useful products. 



A history of the lumber industry in the State of New York, W. F. Fox ( U. 

 S. Ih'jit. ^Ujr., Burt'au of Fdrestrij Bui. 34, pp. 59, ph. 19). — The prinutive forest and 

 its composition is described, after which the development of the lumber industry is 

 traced. The first sawmills are said to have been established in 1623. the machinery 

 for which was brought from Holland. The early methods of lumbering are described, 

 after which, in considerable detail, the more modern methods are reviewed. Notes 

 are given on the volume of lumber business, the profits of the industry, and the 

 lumber markets of Xew York. 



Report of the superintendent of forests, W. F. Fox [New York State Forest, 

 Fi.'ili and Game Com. Bpt. 1900, pp. 20-44, 97-155, pis. 11, figs. 3). — A report is given 

 on the forest reserves of the State and the various investigations incidental to the 

 care, custody, and control of the forest lands owned by the State in the Adirondack 

 and Catskill regions. The forest reserve belonging to the State amounts to 1,370,928 

 acres, embraced in more than 5,000 separate lots. Under the present law the sci- 

 entific management of these forests is not properly provided for, and suggestions are 



