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The American forester at work, R. Y. K. Reynolds i Forestry and Trrig., 10 

 (1904), No, 5, pp. 204-213, figs. 8). — An account is given of the forestry methods 

 pursued by the members of the Bureau of Forestry of this Department, and the author 



claims that the work thus far carried on has shown the necessity for an American 

 system of forestry based upon sound principles and a thorough knowledge of their 

 local application. Jn this respect it will differ materially from forestry as pursued in 

 Europe. European forests will offer abundant suggestions to the American forester, 

 but they must be adapted to the local conditions presenl in this country. The differ- 

 ent classes of work as subdivided in the Bureau of Forestry are briefly described. 



Some practical notes on forestry, J. II. Maiden ( Agr. Gaz. New Smith Wales, IS 

 I 1904), No. 5, pp. 442-444)- — Directions are given for the preparation of seed bed 

 and sowing of seed for some of the more difficultly handled species of trees. The 

 seed of a number of these species are said to germinate very slowly and to be favored 

 by certain conditions which are described. 



To facilitate transplanting and to insure against loss in some of the more tender 



species the author suggests the use of bamboo pots, which consist of baml cut into 



sections about 3 in. long. These are placed on end close together in the seed bed, 

 covered with fine earth, and the seed thickly sown over them. In this way nearly 

 every section of bamboo will have from l'to 3 or 4 seedlings, and when the time for 

 transplanting comes the weaker ones are removed and the better plants set in the 

 ground in the pot. This soon decays and the young tree is not seriously affected by 

 the removal from the seed bed. Where bamboo is not available, the author suggests 

 the use of small flower pots or small tin cans in a similar way. 



The raising of young trees from seed, T. R. Sim (Natal Agr. Jour, and Min. 

 Rec, 7 (1904), No. #, pp. 129-140, figs. 8). — Directions arc given for collecting forest- 

 tree seed and their preservation, preparation of seed beds and methods of sowing, 

 care of the young seedlings, transplanting, etc. 



The planting of trees, T. R. Sim (Natal Agr. .lour, and Min. Rec, 7 (1904), No. 4, 

 pp. 383-894, pi. 1, figs. 8). — Directions are given for planting forest and ornamental 

 trees. 



Planting white pine (Forestry and Irrig., 10 (1904), No. 6, pp. 264-267, figs. 2). — 

 A brief account is given of investigations carried on by the Bureau of Forestry, in 

 which the planting of white pine in New England is shown to be commercially 

 feasible. The information is based on U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of 

 Forestry Bulletin No. 45 (E. S. R., 16, p. 57). 



Propagation of trees by means of cuttings, T. R. Sim (Natal Agr. Jour, and 

 Miu. Rec, 7 (1904), No. 3, pp. 247-258, figs. 10). — Directions are given for propaga- 

 tion of trees by means of cuttings. The different forms of cutting are described, and 

 the results of this method of propagation, as put in practice, are shown. 



While theoretically most species of trees can be propagated in this manner, yet in 

 practice in Natal only a few can be propagated by hard-wood cuttings. Among those 

 successfully propagated are the plane or sycamore, ash, cotton wood, Lombardy pop- 

 lar, willows, white mulberry, catalpa, various species of elm, Spanish chestnut, and 

 a number of hedge plants, such as privet, pomegranate, quince, etc. All attempts to 

 propagate species of eucalypts, acacias, pines, cypress, maples, black locust, and 

 honey locust have failed. 



On the latest experiences as to heather plantations, C. Dalgas (Iledeselsk. 

 Tidsshr., 1904, No. 2-3, pp. 23-41). — The author discusses in this paper the symbiosis 

 between mountain pine and spruce, to which Mueller has called attention in his 

 pamphlet On the Relation of Mountain Pine to Red Spruce in Jutland Heather Plan- 

 tations, 19()3 (Om Bjergfyrrens Forhold til Riklgranen i de jydske Hedekulturer, 

 1903), and illustrates this relation with a number of reproductions of photographs of 

 forest plantations. — v. w. woll. 



