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The author states thai to a large extenl America still depends upon European 

 growers for the best quality of beet, cabbage, carrot, cauliflower, kale, kohl-rabi, 

 leek, parsnip, parsley, radish, turnip, spinach, and onion seeds, and the choicer 

 grades of flower seeds and bulbs. America satisfactorily produce* pea, bean, celery, 

 cucumber, lettuce, melon, and certain kinds of onion seeds, as well as all the more 

 usual field-crop seeds. Much the larger amount of flower seed produced in the 

 United state- is grown in California. 



FORESTRY. 



History of the lumber industry in America, J. E. Defebaugh | Chicago: Amer. 

 Lumbermen, 1906, vol. 1, pp. XIII 559 . A large amounl of material is here brought 

 together relative to the history of the lumber industry since the discovery of America. 

 Twenty- three of the 31 chapters deal with the industry in Canada. In one chapter 

 the forest geography of North America is considered. In the 6 chapter- devoted to 

 the industry in the United states one is concerned with the foresl resources, one 

 with the public land policy iii its relation- to lumbering, one to forestry and foresl 

 reserves, one to tariff legislation, one to lumber production, and one to foreign trade. 



Forestry statics, a handbook for the advanced sylviculturist, 11. M mm in 

 {Die Forstliche Statik. Ein Handbuch fur leitende und ausfuhrendi Forstvnrte sowie 

 zum Studium und Unterricht. Berlin: Julius Springer, 1905, pp. Xll 861).— Pari 1 

 of this work deals with the principles and method- of forestry statics, and pari 2 

 with their application. The various chapters of part 1 take up the production of 

 wood volume through accretion, the value and uses of wood, the production and 

 cost of forests, and the net profits. The work is intended for the use of students 

 and teachers. 



Handbook of the timber trade, L. Hufnagl [Handbuch der hqufmannischen 

 Uohverwerlung und des Holzhandels. Berlin: Paul Parey, 1905, pp. Ylll.iis, 

 figs28). — This book treats of the different commercial grades of lumber and timbers, 

 the commercial uses of different kinds of timbers, transportation of timber, etc. 



Forestry problems in the United States, T. P. Ivv ( Boston: Tht Archway Book- 

 ston , 1906, pp. 47 ). — The author criticises present methods of conducting civil-service 

 examinations for positions in the forestry service, discusses the effect of the Reserve 

 Act of 1891, which he believes has had the result of considerably increasing the 

 price of lumber and forest products, and urges more extensive sylviculture! opera- 

 tions in the East. As a means of broadening our forest administration he suggests a 

 hoard of forest conservators of at leasl 7 members. A discussion is also given of the 

 Mississippi River in its relation to forestry. 



Future forest trees, A. II. Unwin I London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1905, pp. 108, ph. 

 3).— There are 3 chapters in this hook, the firsl dealing with the German timber 

 imports from the United states and Canada: the second with the general results of 

 planting experiments with American trees m Germany, Austria, Great Britain, and 

 Switzerland, and the third with the sylviculture! characteristics and treatment of 



the various American species of trees. The purpose of t lie hook is to present in a 

 concise manner the results of European experiments with imported American trees, 

 most of which are ornamental, for the benefit of English tore-try. 



Forestry division, K. A. Carlson {Orange River Colony Depl, Agr., Ann. Rpt., 

 l {1904-5), pp. 45-198). — This gives an outline of the lorestry work of the division 

 for the year, with an account ol the toresl reserves, individual plantations, nurseries, 

 revenues, expenditures, etc. 



About 2,700 acres are under the control of the forestry division, , on 93 of which 

 plantings have been made. The forestry division recommends that candidates be 

 sent by the government to Yale College to take the 2 years' course of forestry. It is 

 believed that forestry conditions in America are more nearly like those in South 



