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Bureau of Forestry in its attenij)!- to forest tlie sand liills in the western part of 

 Ne))raska. The Bureau havintr decided to grow its own nursery stock, a description 

 is given of the preliminary efforts made to provide the necessary grounds. These 

 have been covered with slat shades, and a large quantity of red cedar, jack pine, 

 etc., has been seeded in these beds. 



The pine lands of the South, 11. C. PutnaiM {Foresfrif and IrrUj., 9 {W03), No. 9, 

 pp. 44t;-4,',j). — A description is given of some of the pine lands of the South, attention 

 l)eing called to the jiossibilities of scientific forestry in promoting f(jrest production 

 in the Southern Atlantic Coast States. The necessity for the protection of the pres- 

 ent forests from fire, destructive lumbering, etc., is pointed out, and the possibilities 

 of handling the forest so as to i)r(>duce a continuous crop is shown. 



Forest problems in New Hampshire, P. W. Ayres {Forestry (luart., 1 {190:3), 

 No. 4, pp. 221-225). — The leading j^roblems in New Hampshire forests are said to be 

 the reforesting of Avhite-pine areas, and the maintenance of the spruce output. 

 Recent statistics show that nearly 2,000,000 acres of land have reverted from improved 

 farm land to an unimproved state, and nnich of this is adapted to the growth of 

 white pine. The author suggests the planting of areas upon which no reforestation 

 has taken place, thinning when necessary, reforesting the cut-over areas, and extend- 

 ing the forest area over all lands which are not adapted to agricultural crops. 



The question of the management of the spruce forests is a complicated one, and 

 the author believes that the establishment of permanent reserves, which are to be 

 economically managed, would aid in showing the possibilities of scientific forestry. 

 The New York forest-fire law, C. R. Pettis {Forestry Quart., 1 {1903), No. 4, 

 pp. 134-139) .—The text of the New York forest-fire law is given, and the author 

 discusses the duties of the different officers who are made responsible for its 

 enforcement. 



The forests of Canada, H. S. Culver {Forestry and Irrig., 9 {1903), No. 6, j)p. 

 SSS-292). — A description is given of the present condition of the timber areas of 

 Canada, the author dividing the region into 3 great timber belts — the northern or 

 spruce belt, the southern or commercial belt, and the British Columbia l)elt, which 

 is west of the Rocky Mountains. The princijial species of trees in these different 

 regions are described and notes given on their proportionate abundance and their 

 forest relations. 



Investigations on the introduction of exotic forest trees in Prussia and 

 Austria, R. Hickel {Ann. ScL Agron., 2. ser., 1 {1903), No. 1, jip. 14'2~160).—A^n 

 historical review is given of attempts which have been made to introduce exotic 

 species of forest trees in the forests of Prussia and Austria. Lists are given of the 

 different trees introduced, most of the species being American, the author dividing 

 them into 3 groups based upon their acTaptability. Among the species found 

 adapted to European forest cultivation are Pseudotsuga douglasi, Picea sitchensis, 

 CJiamxcyparis lawsoniana. Thuya gigantea, Juglans nigra, Carya alha, C. amara, and 

 Quercus rubra. A second group of species which are not adapted to as wide range of 

 conditions but which are suited to cultivation in restricted regions includes Pinus 

 rigida, Juniperas virgimana, Abies nordmannkma, Pinns laricio, Acer saccharintim, 

 Betida lenta, Carya tomentosa, and C. porcina. The following species are not consid- 

 ered worth further investigation: Pinm jefreyi, P. ponderosa, Acer dasycarpnm, A. 

 californicum, Fra.imus pxd)escem, and Carya sulcata. A table is given showing the 

 extent to which these different species have been introduced in the state forests of 

 Germany between 1890 and 1900, and a review is also given for the introduction of 

 similar species in Austria. After reviewing the conditions in general the author 

 takes up a number of species descril)ing them and giving the results of the attempts 

 made to cultivate them. The present publication is confined to species of fir and 

 spruce. 



The forest flora of New South Wales, J. H. Maiden {Sydney: Govt., 1903, 



