374 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



The author believes that the State should assist by promoting management by pri- 

 vate owners and by itself undertaking the management of forests on State lands. 

 He claims that forest preservation, in the interests of the State of Texas as a whole, 

 <\in be obtained only by the adoption of a definite State policy which would not only 

 meet the present needs, hut would include assistance to private management and the 

 establishmeni of state reservations. The bulletin concludes with a list of the valu- 

 able timbers native to Texas, with notes on their distribution, habits, and uses. 



The forests of the Hawaiian Islands, W. L. Hall ( U. S. Dej/t. Ayr., Bureau 

 of Forestry /?"/. 48, pp. i9, pis. 8). — This is a report on the forests of Hawaii, based 

 on the recent reconnoissance of the forests, and contains recommendations which 

 form the hasis of a forest policy which is being put in effect by the Territorial 

 government. The bulletin is an elaboration of a previous publication (E. S. R., 

 15, p. 778.). 



Exhibit of a forest nursery at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, G. Pin- 

 chot ( U. S. Dept. Agr., Bureau of Forestry Oirc. SI, pp. 7, figs. 2). — As a portion of 

 the outdoor exhibit of the Bureau of Forestry at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 

 a demonstration is made of forest nurseries in which different methods of seeding 

 for coniferous and deciduous trees are described, as well as the use of screens for 

 suitable shade, etc. 



Exhibit of forest planting in woodlots at the Louisiana Purchase Expo- 

 sition, G. PixcnoT (U. S. Dept. Agr., Bureau of Forestry Cire. 30, pp. 11, fig. 1). — In 

 order to illustrate different methods of forest planting in woodlots, the Bureau of 

 Forestry has prepared, as a part of its outdoor exhibit at the Louisiana Purchase 

 Exposition, a series of plats planted with different species and mixtures suitable for 

 different parts of the United States. The vvoodlot plantations are made primarily for 

 the production of fuel and timber, and the selection of species is based on this fact. 

 A description is given in tabular form of the different woodlot plantations. 



Forest conditions of the San Francisco Mountains forest reserve, Arizona, 

 J. B. Leiberg, T. F. Rixon, and A. Dodwell{ U. S. Geol. Survey, Prof. Paper .'.', pp. 

 95, pis. 7).— This is a report on the forest conditions of the San Francisco Mountains 

 reserve, in which the various physical features are described and detailed notes given 

 on the character of the forests. The reserve contains nearly 2,000,000 acres, and the 

 report is based upon a critical examination of 812,500 acres. The different zones or 

 types of arborescent growth are described, and notes given on the undergrowth, 

 ground cover, etc. The principal species of trees are the yellow pine, which supplies 

 by far the greatest amount of timber, followed by red fir, white fir, Engelmann 

 spruce, and other species of less abundance and value. 



Notes are given on the various agencies through which the forests are being 

 destroyed. Logging* operations have been carried on in most of the forest area in the 

 central part of the reserve, in some places the timber having almost all been cut. 

 The effect of grazing, especially sheep herding, is described, and also the injury which 

 has been caused by forest tires. The reproduction of species, particularly the yellow 

 pine, is very deficient; and the yellow pine is said to be as a rule past its prime and 

 in a state of decadence. The grazing value of the reserve is commented upon, the 

 principal species of grasses being enumerated. A detailed description is given of the 

 different townships embraced in the reserve. 



The disappearance of the chestnut in France (Bui. Mens. Off. Renseignements 

 Ayr., 3 (1904), Nos. 1, pp. 11-29; 2, pp. 163-177).— The importance of the chestnut 

 tree in France is commented upon and official data given relating to the value of its 

 products. These increased to about 1890, from which time there has been a steady 

 decrease in the production and value of the products. This is attributed to the 

 destruction of the trees through various means. One of the most important is the 

 cutting of the trees for the bark, which is rich in tannin. 



