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Annual administration report of the forest department of the Madras 

 Presidency for the twelve months ending- June 30, 1914, A. W. Lushington, 

 H. B. Bkyant, J. S. Battie, C. D. McCarthy, et al. {Ann. Admin. Rpt. Forest 

 Dept. Madras, 1914. PP- 100+CXXIV-\-22). — This is a progress report on the 

 administration of the state fox'ests in the Northern, Central, Southern, and 

 Western Circles of the Madras Presidency for the forest year ended June 30, 

 1914, including a sununary of progress during the previous five years. All 

 important data relative to alterations in areas, forest surveys, working plans, 

 forest protection, uiiscellaneous work, yields in major and minor forest prod- 

 ucts, revenues, expenditures, etc., are appended in tabular form. 



Philippine dipterocarp forests, W. H. Brown and D. M. Mathews (Philip- 

 pine Jour. Sc/.., Sect. A, 9 (1914), Nos. 5, pp. ^18-516, pi. 1, figs. 11; 6, pp. 511- 

 568, pis. 13, fig. 1). — ^The authors here present the results of a study of the fac- 

 tors iutluouciug the growth and development of Philippine dipterocarp forests. 

 The subject matter is presented under the headings of a general description of 

 dipterocarp forests, distribution, importance, composition and arrangement of 

 Philippine dipterocarp forests, description of selected areas, plant associations 

 on cleared ai'eas, volume of dipterocarp forests, growth, environmental consid- 

 erations, effect of cutting in dipterocarp forests, planting, and general considera- 

 tions of management. 



Forests of Japan, N. B. ECKBo {Amer. Forestry, 21 (1915), No. 6, pp. 693- 

 111, figs. 18). — This comprises the substance of an address delivered before the 

 Society of American Foi-esters, March 4, 1915. An outline is given of the impor- 

 tant forest types and species, together with a short account of forest owner- 

 ship; the admiuislratiou. management, and exploitation of the state forests; 

 forest protection : milling operations ; reproduction ; and forestry education and 

 investigation. 



Utilization and management of lodgepole pine in the Rocky Mountains, 

 D. T. Mason (U. 8. Dept. Agr. Bui. 234 (1915), pp. 54, pis. S).— An account of 

 lodgepole pine (Pin us contorta) in the Rocky Mountains discussing ownership 

 and .supply; chai'acteristics of the wood; uses; fire-killed timber; size and con- 

 tents of various products ; annual cut ; methods of lumbering ; costs and selling 

 prices; charcoal making; the management of lodgepole stands with reference to 

 rotation, methods of cutting, brush disposal, regulating the cut, and reforesta- 

 tion ; and protection from fire, insects, diseases, and grazing. A number of vol- 

 ume tables for lodgepole pine are appended. 



The management of lodgepole pine, D. T. Mason (Forestry Quart., 13 

 (1915), No. 2. pp. 111-182). — A short discussion of past and present systems of 

 management in the lodgepole pine region of the Northwest. 



Life history of shortleaf pine, W. R. Mattoon (?7. 8. Dept. Agr. Bui. 244 

 {1915), pp. 46, pis. 10, figs. 12). — A detailed accoimt of the shortleaf pine 

 (Pinus echinata) with reference to distinguishing characteristics, geographical 

 Jind economic range, character of stands, size, age, and habit, demands upon 

 soil and climate, light requirements, reproduction, growth, causes of injury, and 

 yield. 



The uses of Cornus wood, W. Dallimore (Roy. Bat. Qard. Keto, Bui. Misc. 

 Inform., No. 4 (1915), pp. 119-181). — This comprises notes on the commercial 

 uses of various species of Cornus wood. 



Ash manna, G. Marogna (Ann. R. Staz. Chim. Agr. S^^er. Roma, 2. ser., 7 

 (1915), No. 2, pp. 11-145). — An account is given of the production, composition, 

 and adultex'ation of ash manna. Chapter 1 discusses the culture of ash trees, 

 including information relative to varieties, climatic and soil requirements, cul- 

 tural practices, harvesting, commercial quality, uses, and consumption of manna. 



