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and Southern), but lack of funds has prevented their establishment. 

 It is also provided that when the forest map is completed, the Inspector 

 Genera! of National Forests shall, with approval of the Chief Execu- 

 tive, ask the Congress to expropriate lands of these classes : (1) forests 

 which affect the stability of mountains or slopes; (2) those which 

 prevent erosion of the beds of washes or torrents; (3) those which 

 insure the existence of springs or of water courses in general; (4) 

 those which fix coastal dunes or prevent coastal erosion. 



In a message to Congress of September 30, 1915, President de la 

 Plaza proposed a very comprehensive forest law, covering all the 

 matters relating to the national forest policy and the administration of 

 forests, which would provide an adequate "Regimen Forestal," with 

 organized protection of the national forest resources and provision 

 for their perpetuation. This law had not been acted upon at the time 

 of writing. 



The author concludes that Argentina, by virtue of the quantity, 

 quality, and great variety of timber in her forests, can develop forest 

 and wood-using industries sufficeint to satisfy completely the domestic 

 demand for all products, as well as to play an important part in the 

 reconstruction of Europe, but that these industries themselves are not 

 yet capable of meeting the opportunity and are not likely to develop 

 rapidly, if left to private initiative, which is inclined to hold back under 

 present unsettled conditions. " W. N. S. 



Die Vegctationsverhdltnisse Idngs der Cordillera de los Andes S. 

 von 41° S. Br.: Bin Beitrag sur Kenntniss der Vegetation in Chiloe, 

 West-Patagonien, den Andinen, Patagonien und Feuerland. By Carl 

 V. Skottsberg. Botanische Ergebnisse der Schwedischen Expedition 

 nach Patagonien und dem Fuerlande 1907-1909. Stockholm, 1916. 

 ]-366. Top. 23. 



Skottsberg gives a comprehensive phytogeographical description of 

 the vegetation of the Andes south of 41° latitude. All of the southern 

 end of the continent below this latitude is divided into three regional 

 formations. A text map accompanying the publication shows the lim- 

 its of these. On the western slopes of the Andes extending to the sea 

 and including the southern part of Tierra del Fuego is the temperate 

 rain forest (Regenwiilder). The deciduous forest (Sommerwalder) 

 occupies a narrow belt in the eastern slopes. Lying east of this is 

 the great Patagonia desert (Steppe). The first 160 pages is devoted 

 mainly to a discussion of the different plant associations. 



