742 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



in Broome County in 1914. It describes the present condition of the woodlot, 

 including topography and soil, distribution of forest and woodland, forest types, 

 and past treatment of woodland. Suggestions are then given relative to 

 methods of treatment whereby these conditions can be improved and the wood- 

 lots made to yield a regular income to their owners. In this connection infor- 

 mation is given relative to species suitable for planting in Broome County and 

 assistance rendei-ed to landowners by the State in securing planting stock and 

 in gi-anting relief from taxation on woodland. A list is also give of tlie im- 

 portant commercial species and the economic uses of their wood. 



Two demonstration areas have been located in the county with the view of 

 furnishing examples of applied foi'estry. 



Woodlot conditions in Dutchess County, New York, F. B. Moody and J. 

 Bentlky, Ju. (New York Vonull Sta. Bui. 368 {1915), pp. 2S.i-302. figs. «).— A 

 report similar to the above on woodlot conditions in Dutchess County, N. Y. 



Cooperative shelter-belt planting- on the northern Great Plains ( V. S. Dipt. 

 A[ir., Bio: I'liint Indus., Ojjire Dnj-lMnd Am: D>)r. 1 {llUO), pp. 6). — This 

 pamphlet outlines the cooi)erative shelter-belt planting in the northern Great 

 Plains as conducted under the direction of the Office of Dry Laml Agriculture 

 and describes the conditions under which a cooperative shelter-belt planting is 

 made. The territory covered by the work is that part of North Dak(»ta and 

 S<)uth Dakota lying west of the one hundredth meridian and of Montana and 

 Wyoming which lies east of tlii' .l,0<X)-f<H>t elevation. 



Cooperative shelter-belt development in the northern Great Plains ( U. S. 

 Dipt. A[/i:, Bur. riant Indus., O^/tr Dry-Land A<n: Dor. 2 {1016), pp. 3, fifj. 1}.— 

 This pamplilet contains instructions for tlie planting and care of trees and has 

 been prei»aretl with special reference to its use by shelter-belt cooperators. See 

 above abstract. 



The spruce and balsam fir trees of the Rocky Mountain regrion, G. B. Sin- 

 WOKTH {U. /S'. Dcpt. Ayr. Bui. 327 (1016), pp. //J, pis. 3J).— This l)Ulletin deals 

 with the distinguishing characters, geographic distribution, and forest habits 

 of all of the spruce and balsam fir trees that grow naturally within tlie Rocky 

 Mountain region, including also Canadian territory' lying directly north of the 

 Rockies and Mexican territory adjacent to the Southwest. Keys are provided 

 for the identification of the genera and species. 



The bamboos in the. Cordilleras of the South. C. K. Hosskus {Boh Min. Agr. 

 [liucnoH -lircs], lii {1015), No. 3-Jf, pp. 105-206, figs. S).— An account of the 

 bamboos in the Andes region of South America with reference to their charac- 

 teristics, distribution, forestal importance, importance to the industries, inflnence 

 on agriculture, and use for protection against wind. 



Observations on some reputed natural eucalyptus hybrids, together with 

 descriptions of two new species, J. H. M aii)i;n and R. II. Camisack (lour, and 

 Proc. Roy. ^Soc. N. &. Wales, JfS {lOL'i), pt. 3, pp. -il5-.i22). — In this paper three 

 reputed natural elicalyptus hybrids are discussed, and two of them are nametl 

 and described as IJucaliiiitus kiilivanciisis n. sp. and IJ. bcntlianii n. sp. 



Notes on Eucalyptus (with a description of a new species) No. 3, .1. H. 

 Maiden {Jovr. and Proc Hoy. Soc. N. S. Wales, 48 {1914), pt. 3, pp. 423-432).— 

 A new species. Eucalyptus prwcox, is described and notes are given on six previ- 

 ously published species. 



Notes on some forest species of Madagascar, E. Perrot and A. Gerard {Rul. 

 Kron. Gouvt. G6n. Madagascar, 15 {1915), I, No. 1, pp. 73-79, figs. 4).— The 

 I)rin('iiial wood characteristics of a number of Madagascar forest trees are 

 briefly noted. 



