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25 per cent of its area in forests which is commonly held to be neces- 

 sary for the welfare of a State," by implication the director assumes 

 propriety in this percentage. We had assumed that all professional 

 foresters had discarded this attempt at a percentage figure which came 

 into the world because accidentally Germany had about that percentage 

 — overlooking that she was the second largest importer of forest 

 products in the world. In another part of the report it is stated that 

 "farmers, not farms, are needed" in New Jersey. 



Although forest planting is declared unnecessary except in a limited 

 way because "nature usually will perform the task at far less cost" ; 

 the Department therefore furnishes no young trees for forest planting, 

 as is done in some States ; assistance to woodlot owners by advice free 

 of cost and demonstrations of forest improvement in the State forests 

 is provided for. 



Propaganda for the creation of a great forest park on the Kittatinny 

 Mountains is supported by a map of the region within which the park 

 is to be located. 



The report of the Fire Warden points out the undesirability of 

 reporting for the new fiscal year, splitting the fire season in two parts, 

 and for matters of comparison proposes to wait for the end of the 

 calendar year. While the eflfectiveness of the existing system of local 

 wardens and fire fighters is attested, their work is limited to control of 

 fires already burning, and hence the need for more lookout and patrol 

 service is emphasized. "For the next quarter century, until the grow- 

 ing forest has recovered beyond the period of excessive younger stock, 

 the State must carry this added burden as the price of past indifference 

 and neglect." B. E. F. 



Philippine Mangrove Forest. By W. H. Brown and A. F. Fisher. 

 Bureau of Forestry, Bui. IT, pp. 132, Plates XLVII. Manila, Philip- 

 pine Islands, 1919. 



In a portion of the area between high and low tide of many tropical 

 countries there is developed peculiar vegetation composed of trees and 

 other plants that form a distinct unit. This type, usually known as 

 mangrove forests, is literally a forest of the sea. Because of their 

 accessibility and for the reason that they produce many kinds of forest 

 products, these forests per unit of surface are more valuable than any 

 other forests in the tropics. 



Brown and Fisher, of the Bureau of Forestry, Philippine Islands, 

 have recently brought together in a beautifully illustrated bulletin val- 



