342 EXPERIMENT STATION KECORD. 



Biennial report of the state horticultural commission of the State of 

 Utah from December 1, 1910, to November 30, 1912 (Bien. Rpt. State Hoi-t. 

 Com. JJtuh, 1911-1912, pp. 4S). — In addition to information relative to nursery 

 inspection work, including a* financial statement for the biennial period, a 

 statistical survey is given of the orchard and nursery Industries of the State. 

 The data given show the number of fruit trees of various kinds planted in each 

 county during the past 2 years, bearing and noubearing orchard acreage, nur- 

 sery stock and planting operations, foreign seedlings inspected, trees and fruit 

 contaminated, cost of county inspection work, freight rates, etc. 



Rules and regulations for carrying out the plant quaranxine act {V. 8. 

 Dept. Affi:, Office Sec. Giro. 44, pp. 16). — This circular comprises a revision of 

 the regulations for the enforcement of the plant quarantine act of August 20, 



1912 (E. S. R.. 27, p. 845) and contains the text of the act as amended March 4, 



1913 (K S. R., 28, p. 302), and a list of state inspecticai officials. 



FOEESTEY. 



Alaska woods, their present and prospective uses, B. E. Hoffman (For- 

 estry Quart., 11 (1913), No. 2, pp. 185-200). — The author enumerates the various 

 species of trees found in the National Forests in Alaska, and calls especial at- 

 tention to the present and prospective values of the several species which occur 

 in abundance in the coastal forests. 



Ecological studies on a northern Ontario sand plain, A. B. Conneix (For- 

 estry Quart., 11 (191S), No. 2, pp. 149-159). — A systematic study of the forest 

 types in the Nipissing region, Ontario, based upon data resulting from field 

 practice work of forestry students of the University of Toronto. 



Method of a forest survey and estimate in Nova Scotia, K. M. Clark 

 (Forestry Quart., 11 (1913), No. 2, pp. 201-208) .—The forest survey and esti- 

 mate here discussed in detail covered about 200,000 acres divided into 2 working 

 areas of about 120.000 and 75.000 acres, respectively. 



The timber lands of Panama, F. Lindsay (Bui. Pan Amer. Union, 36 

 (191S), No. Jf, pp. 499-510, figs. 11). — A general description is given of the tim- 

 bered areas in Panama, together with brief descriptions of such varieties of 

 Panama woods as occur in quantities sufficient for export purposes. 



Some aspects of European forestry, A. B. Recknagel (Forestry Quart., 11 

 (1913), No. 2, pp. 135-148). — In continuation of a previous paper on this subject 

 (B. S. R., 28. p. 744), the present paper discusses the management of pine in 

 Prussia and of spruce in Saxony. 



Progress report of forest administration in the Andamans for 1911—12, 

 J. L. Bakf^ (Rpt. Forest Adnwn. An-dnmans, 1911-12, pp. IY-\-S6). — This is the 

 customary progress report relative to the constitution, management, exploita- 

 tion, and administration of the state forests of the Andamans, including a 

 financial statement for the year. All important data relative to alterations in 

 areas, forest settlements, surveys, working plans, miscellaneous work, yields in 

 major and minor forest products, revenues, expenditures, etc., are appended 

 in tabular form. 



Annual administration report of the forest department of the Madras 

 Presidency for the twelve months ending June 30, 1912, A. W. and P. M. 

 LusHiNGTON, J. S. Battie, and F. A. Lodgk (Ann. Admin. Rpt. Forest Dept. 

 Madras, 1912, pp. 82+CXXV+19). — Data corresponding to the above are pre- 

 sented for the state forests in the Northern, Central, Southern, and Western 

 Circles of the Madras Presidency for the year 1911-12. 



A new conception on the causes of diameter growth, P. Jaccakd (Naturto. 

 Ztschr. Forst u. LoMdw., 11 (191S), No. 5-6, pp. 2^1-219, pis. 4, figs. 2).— The 



