46 EXPERTMENT STATION RECORD. 



The ft^niiciit.itinii of corioc wns also investifcated, aiul the author conies to 

 the conclusiDU tlial Uu' aJeohulic and acetic fermentations are of only indirect 

 benefit, inasmuch as heat is (hereby produced which supports the action of a 

 body (enzym) furnislied by the bacteria, which dissolves the adhesive substance 

 between parchment envelope and slimy layer. 



From l."» 1<> 20 hours is considered sntlicient for the fermentation of coffee in 

 I'orlo Uico. while in some sections of Central America, as (Juatemala, it nnist be 

 carried on for 2 days. Undue jjrolon^'ini; of the fermentation causes a brown 

 coloi-ation of the parchment and of the seeils. The latter also acquire a dis- 

 airreeable odor. 



FORESTRY. 



Forests {Bihliogr. Xat. .<^'»m•r, I'Jtn, Xo. V Dr, f^iip., pp. VI IT-}- 15 1-231). —Thin 

 is a supplement to ;i catalo.uue imblisbed in is;»4 of literature dealing with the 

 various i)hases of Swiss forestry. The present supplement comprises a com- 

 ])lemen(ary list of works published from 1800-1S92, together with the forestry 

 literature from 1893-11)00. The scope of tlie literature is broad, including forest 

 zoology, botany, soil and climatology, instruction, experiments, history, societies, 

 l)i(>grai>hies, commerce, statistics, expositions, surveys, management, taxation, 

 administration, politics, and sylviculture. The worlv is arranged in chronolog- 

 ical order and is accompanied with an alphabetical index. 



Yearbook of the administration of government and funds property, A. 

 Heidler (Jahrh. Staats u. F(>u(Jsg. Venoalt., 6 (1907), pp. r+2G3, pis. 6, figs. 

 7/7). — Tabular data are given relative to the constitution and areas of the gov- 

 ernment and various endowment estates in the different provinces of Austria 

 for the period 1S04-1005, inclusive, together with a siunmarized report on the 

 revenues of these estates for the period 1890-1903, and comparative data of the 

 revenues obtained in the ]ieriod 1S74-1903. Detailed tabular data are also given 

 showing the production of the various forest products, sylvicultnral operations, 

 iind forest management for the period 1899-1903. Concluding articles deal with 

 an account of the worlv in combating the nun moth {Lyniantrid iiioimeha) in 

 the Niepolomice principality from 1891 to 1902 by W. SedhHczek, and an account 

 of forestry operations conducted under the direction of the administrator of 

 the estates of the Bukowinaer oriental religious funds in Czernowitz by 

 J. Opletal. 



A statistical review of the forest administration of the Grand Duchy of 

 Baden for the year 1905 (Statls. Nachiv. Forstveiiv. Baden, 28 (1905), pp. 

 XX + 123. (Ignis. 9). — A statistical report for the .year 1905 of forest areas, 

 planting and cutting operations, yields, and revenue from various forest prod- 

 ucts in the Grand Duchy of Baden for the year 1905, together with comparative 

 data for the period from 1878 to 1904. 



Progress report of forest administration in Baluchistan for 1905—6, S. 

 SiNoii (Rpt. Forest Admin. Bdluchistan, 1905-6, pp. J/l). — The usual annual 

 report on the forest operations in Baluchistan for the year 1905-6, including 

 notes and tabular data dealing with the constitution and areas of State forests, 

 forest surveys, preitaration of working i)lans, protection from fire, sylvicultnral 

 oi)erations, exploitations, and financial results. 



A brief report of similar nature is given by E. H. S. James for the Zhob 

 district for the year 1905-0. 



Trees and their life histories, P. Groom (London and New York, 1907, pp. 

 XVI+J1O7, pi. J, figs. 517). — A i)opular account and description of all the more 

 important trees of Great Britain, including analytical tables, diagnosis of 

 families, and numerous illustrations showing the various tree types, structure 

 cf the bark and new growth, flowers, and fruits. An explanatory introduction 



