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be a large-scale example of the folly of using planting stock (especially 

 of pine and spruce) of unsuitable origin. (Deutsche Forstzeitung, Jan- 

 uary 26, 1919, p. 50). How about white pine from the eastern United 

 States? 



George R. Green has resumed his duties as Associate Professor of 

 Forestry at Pennsylvania State College. Professor Green was em- 

 ployed during the war as wood technologist at the Naval Aircraft Fac- 

 tory in Philadelphia, in charge of all experiments having to do with 

 wood, glues, and fabric, supervision of the dry kilns, and the school 

 for inspectors and wood workers. 



The capacity of the Quebec forest-tree nursery at Berthierville is to 

 be increased to an annual production of five million young trees, partly 

 in anticipation that the Provincial Government will adopt a program 

 of forest planting on denuded Crown timber lands. 



Dr. B. E. Fernow has retired from the deanship of the Faculty of 

 Forestry, University of Toronto, and has been made Professor Emeri- 

 tus. He has recently also been made an honorary member of the Swed- 

 ish Forestry Association. 



Dr. J. S. Bates, Superintendent of the Forest Products Laboratories, 

 Montreal, has resigned. He joins the staff of Price Bros. & Company, 

 Quebec. 



