Periodical LiteraUire. 151 



The total of the forest area has in the last twenty years been 

 increased by 366,000 acres, namely an increase in state forests of 

 518,000 acres, in corporation forests of 256,000 acres, and a de- 

 crease in private forest of 408,000 acres. The distribution of sil- 

 viciiltural S3'steins show that onl}- 11.5 per cent, is selection for- 

 est, while just 10.5 per cent, is coppice or standard coppice, the 

 remaining 78 per cent, being timber forest other than selection ; 

 69 per cent, is coniferous and 31 per cent, deciduous forest ; of 

 the coniferous 75 per cent, belongs to the state. 



February. 



Forstliche Zustande in England, by Dr. Schwappach. A highly 

 interesting clear statement by a competent observer of the forest 

 conditions of England, They are described as deplorable, 39 

 per cent, of the entire Kingdom exists as treeless wastes. To the 

 hunting or rather shooting passion is credited the lack of interest 

 in forestr}', the rent for shooting grounds bringing a sure and sat- 

 isfactory income from these wastes, namel)' 40 to 60 cents per 

 acre, so that the higher returns from forestry which can only be 

 had in the dim future by present expenditures do not appeal to 

 the owners. 



The state owns only 68,000 acres of woodlands and that is 

 mostly mismanaged. 



Wanderversammlung des nordvvestdeutschen Forstvereins. 

 The report of this meeting contains an interesting statement re- 

 garding the behavior of the White Pine in Germany. 



March. 



Die Drillsaat im Forstbetriebe, by Oberforster Titze. Reports 

 in detail on the use of a seeding machine for forest planting, com- 

 paring cost and result with hand sowing. The saving in seed 

 and in labor over hand sowing amounts to 40 per cent. 



April. 



In ueber unsichtbare Rauchschaden. Dr. A. Wieler discusses 

 at great length the observations of damage done to vegetation by 

 smoke. 



Zusammenstellung der Sanien preise im Friihjahr, 1903, gives 

 seed quotations of sixteen firms for seventeen tree species. White 

 Pine varies in price between $1.62 and $2.16, and its germination 

 per cent, between 50 and 70 ; Scotch Pine fluctuates at 75c. and 

 Norway Spruce from 22c. to 32c. 



