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Culture of pineapples and bananas, C. F. Austin (Estac. Cent. Agron. Cuba 

 Circ. 32, PI). IS). — This circular contains popular information relative to tlie 

 culture and marketiuii of pineapples and bananas. 



Coconut culture in Brazil. L. Granato {Bol. Agr. [Sdo Paulo], 11. .scr., 1910, 

 No. 1, PI). 16-39, p(/s. 9). — This is a reix)rt to the Brazilian secretary of agri- 

 culture relative to the coconut industry in Brazil, including information on its 

 distribr.tion, varieties cultivated, cultural details, harvesting, yields, insect and 

 other enemies, cost of culture, couuuerce, and coconut products. 



The care of trees in lawn, street and park with, a list of trees and shrubs 

 for decorative use, B. E. Fernow (New York, 1910, pp. X+392, pis. 2, figs. 

 115). — This is a manual on the care of trees in lawns, streets, and parks. The 

 subject matter consists of a compilation of well-known facts gleaned from the 

 scattered literature on this subject. The successive chapters discuss the char- 

 acteristics, structure and life of trees, disease and death of trees, diagnosis of 

 diseases, control of physiological diseases and treatment of mechanical injuries, 

 general care of trees, control of parasites, care in planting trees, esthetic for- 

 estry or woodland park management, and care in choice of plant material. 



A brief list of books on related subjects is appended. 



The small home yard. A. P. Wyman (Illinois Sta. Circ. 138, pp. 3-16, figs. 

 S). — A po])uIar circular containing suggestions for planning and planting the 

 small home yard. It discusses tlie making of lawns and walks, the location of 

 trees, shrubs, and vines, and the varieties of each suitable for producing pleas- 

 ing effects. 



How to fix up the yard, H. F. Major (Illinois fita. Circ. 135, pp. 2.'i, figs. 

 2)).— This circular contains popular suggestions relative to the grouping of 

 ornamental plants for the yard, together with notes on a number of trees, 

 shrubs and vines and where to plant them. 



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[Report of the forest cection] CSnl. Conscrr. Com. 7?pt., 1909. vol. 2, pp. 

 179-75S, ]>ls. 37, figs. 10, maps //). — The following papers, prepared by the ex- 

 perts with whose names they appear, constitute the body of the information on 

 which the report of the forest section of the United States National Conserva- 

 tion Connnisslon was based and from which the statements of the secretaries 

 were in the main fornnilated. 



Rate of forest growth, E. A. Ziegler (pp. 203-2G9).— This paper contains data 

 fin the appi'oximate rates of growth of different forests, time required to pro- 

 duce various wood crops, acre yields, present average production per acre, and 

 total jiroduction. 



Foreign sources' of timhcr siipplg, R. Zon (pp. 280-370). — In part 1, the 

 author considers the nature and extent of the forest resources of the principal 

 wood producing countries, and in ))art 2 he reviews the timber trade of the 

 various countries of the world with the puriiose of sliowing how far we can 

 count on foreign sources of supply. This review shows a steady increase in 

 wood c(msumption and imjiorts of nearly all the leading import countries, and 

 but 3 ini])firtant countries, llussia, Finland, and Sweden, which can increase 

 their ex])ort wifbont l(>ssening their forest capital. The literature consulted in 

 Iirejiaring this pajier is apiiended. 



Forest fires, C. Leavitt (pp. .300-408). — This pai)er discusses the damage 

 from forest fires, their causes, i»revention and control, and the results in con- 

 trol worlc accomplished by tlie federal government, state governnients and by 

 private owners. 



Taxation of timhcr hinds, F. R. Fairchild (pp. 581-632). — ^This paper consists 

 :of,a study of timber land taxation. The first chapter deals with the general 



