652 EXPERIMENT STATION EECORD. 



Mill Creek watershed in Pennsylvania. As a result of this investigation 

 it is stated that a more uniform flow of water can be obtained b}- proper 

 management, and in addition the forest can eventually be made a source 

 of considerable income. The entire watershed was originally covered 

 with hemlock and mixed hard woods, although at present no consider- 

 able area of the virgin forest remains. About four-fifths of the entire 

 tract has grown up in second growth, and one-fifth is or has been 

 recently under cultivation. It is suggested that this region should be 

 replanted, the large open areas with white pine, alternating with fields 

 seeded to black locust, in which oaks and chestnuts should be planted 

 later. Under the system of planting and management suggested it is 

 believed that within 10 or 20 3-ears many of the trees would become 

 of marketable size, so that it would be a source of considerable income 

 to the management. 



Tree planting- [Oklahoma Sta. Rpt. 1900, pp. 118, 119, fig. i).— The results of the 

 tree-planting oiierations of the station for the year are briefly reviewed, in which 

 the number of trees planted in February, 1900, and those living June 1 are given. 

 The trees were young seedlings and set in rows 4 ft. apart and from 2 to 4 ft. apart in 

 the row. In all, 35,000 trees of the following varieties were planted: White ehn, 

 soft maple, catalpa, Ij^ack locust, box elder, white ash, and honey locust. The pro- 

 portion of those dying from varying causes ranged from 2 per cent in the case of the 

 soft maples to 65 per cent in the case of the white ash. 



Sowing tree seeds, etc., Pineliurst Nurseries, N. C. {Amer. Gard., 21 {1900), 

 No. 304, pp. 093, 694). — Directions as to time and method of planting a large num- 

 ber of trees and shrubs. 



The forests of Indiana, J. P. Brown {Forester, 6 {1900), No. 5, pp. 110-113).— 

 An address in which the past and present conditions of the forest" of the State are 

 reviewed. Notes are also given on the rate of growth and durability of a number of 

 species of trees. 



Forest conditions in the Klondike {Sci. Amer. Sup., 40 {1900), No. 1267, pp. 

 20311^ 20312). — Popular description of the forests of the interior of Alaska and adja- 

 cent regions. 



The pine forests of northwestern Germany, Erdmann {Allg. Forst u. Jagd Ztcj., 

 76 {1900), Jan., pp. 11-22). — Describes the pine forests occurring upon the clay regions 

 of northwestern Germany. 



Forest management in Germany, Eberts {AUg. Forst u. Jagd Ztg., 76 {1900), 

 pp. 50-56, 102-106, 167-170, 197-200). — The systems of forest wardens and manage- 

 ment for Hesse, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Meiningen, Saxony, and AVurttemburg are 

 described. 



Some forest problems in northwestern Russia, II. Mayr {AUg. Forst u. Jagd 

 Ztg., 76 {1900), pp. 81-91; 117-131, 156-160) .—The forests, their value, and their 

 necessities are described. 



Investigations of the more important deciduous trees of Japan, S. Kawai 

 {Bui. Col. Agr. Imp. Univ. Tohjo, 4 {1900), No. 2, pp. 97-152, I-IX, 11-18, pis. 9).— 

 The timber characteristics of a large number of the deciduous trees as shown by cross 

 radial and tangential sections and bark appearance are given. 



The genus Tilia in Japan, H. Shirasawa {Bid. Col. Agr. Imp. Univ. Tokyo, 

 4 {1900), No. 2, pp. 153-165, j^ls. 2). — The Jajmnese species of Tilia are mentioned 

 and 2 new species described, T. kiusiana and T, ma.i'imoivicziana. 



The forests of Java and their exploitation, Seiht {Allg. Forst u. .Tagil Ztg., 

 70 {1900), pp. 160-167, 192-107, 236, 241, 27 1-27 9) .—T\\Q wooded area of the island 



