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with special referonce to the development of working plans favoring the estab- 

 lishment and maintenance 'of forest communities. 



The open road through the Nation's forests, J. L. Cobbs, .tk. (U. 8. Dept. 

 Agr. Yearbook 1019, pp. 177-188, figs. 12). — A contribution from the Forest 

 Service depicting the work accomplished in the construction and improvement 

 of roads through the National Forests in the West. 



Recreation in the forests, A. H. Cakhart (Amer. Forestry, 26 (1920), 

 No. 317, pp. 268-272, figs. 10). — A popular discussion of recreation in relation 

 to other utilities of the National Forests. 



California forests and forestry, T. D. Woodbury (Amer. Forestry, 26 

 {1920), No. 317, pp. 262-267, figs. 8). — A popular description of some of the 

 outstanding features of California forests and forest practices, with suggestions 

 relative to better regulation and control of lumbering operations. 



[Forestry in Saskatchewan] (In The Province of Saskatcheivan, Canada: 

 Its development and opportunities. Canada Dept. Int., Nat. Resources Intel. 

 Branch, 1919, pp. 99-111, figs. 3). — A brief descriptive account of the forests 

 and forest activities, together with a discussion of the possibilities of forestry 

 in Saskatchewan. 



The management of English woodlands, W. F. Beddoes {London: Simp- 

 kin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent cC- Co., Ltd., 1919, pp. XIX+172, fig. 1). — A treatise 

 on woodland management, the succeeding chapters of which discuss planting, 

 thinning, mixed and pure woods, notes on particular trees, planting for shelter, 

 finance, systematic forestry, afforestation, measurement, and public burdens. 



Early English forest regulations, J. D. Guthrie {Jour. Forestry, 18 {1920), 

 No. 5, pp. 530-541). — In this article the author has grouped roughly the forest 

 activities of early England into lines of work used in the Forest Service of 

 the U. S. Department of Agriculture. These activities are discussed under 

 the general headings of personnel and administration, silviculture, and grazing. 



Fire iirotection in Portugal, T. S. Woolsey {Jour. Forestry, 18 {1920), 

 No. 5. pp. 542, 543). — A brief note on forest fire laws and protective measures 

 in Portugal, based on data secured by the U. S. Department of State. _ 



The forest situation in France, Pv. C. Haix {Jour. Forestry, 18 {1920), j 

 No. 5, pp. 522-529). — The author points out the benefits derived from the past ^ 

 forest policy in France during the world war, and briefly reviews the present 

 forest situation in that country. 



The rational practice of silviculture, P. B. De Fonteny (Prnctiqnc 

 Raisonn6e de la Sylviculture. Paris: Berger-Levrault, 1919, pp. XIV-\-310, 

 figs. 5). — A general treatise on the economic phases of silviculture, the succeed- 

 ing parts of which deal with the application of economic principles to silvi- .■ 

 culture, estimation and exploitability, damages, and silvicultural mathematics, : 

 formulas, and tables. 



Silvicultural practice In copice-under-standard forests of eastern 

 France, J. Kittredge {Jour. Forestry, 18 {1920), No. 5, pp. 512-521). — Notes 

 on silvicultural practice in eastern France based on personal observation. 



Some silvicultural i>roblems in Pennsylvania, J. S. Illick {Jouri For- 

 estry, 18 {1920), No. 5, pp. 502-511). — A discussion of certain problems re- 

 lating to the establishment and development of forest plantations in Pennsyl- 

 vania. 



Decree and instructions relating to Eucalyptus culture {Decreto e 

 InstrucQoes Sobre a Cultura do Eucalyptus. Rio de Janeiro: Min. Agr., Indus., j 

 e Com. [Brazil^, 1919, 3. ed., pp. 12). — This document contains the decree 

 issued by the President of Brazil on March 6, 191S, providing measures for \ 

 the consideration of intensifying the culture of forest species, with special 

 reference to the Eucalypts. Information is also given relative to the soil 



