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of Koa (Acacia Koa Gray). These he names Acacia Koa lanaiensis 

 and Acacia Koa hawaiiensis. The second paper treats of the genus 

 Kokia. This genus is of interest because it treats of the very rare 

 members of this genus of which one species has already become extinct. 

 Both pubHcations are beautifully illustrated. 



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Philippine Forest Products as Sources of Paper Pulp. By W. H. 

 Brown and A. F. Fisher. Bulletin 16, Bureau of Forestry, Philippine 

 Islands, pp. 13. Manila, 1918. 



By the same authors is also a bulletin on the wild sources of paper 

 pulp for the Philippines. Most of this article is devoted to the possi- 

 bility of using native bamboos and grasses for paper. A number of 

 tables are published showing the length and diameter of the fibers of 

 species of bamboo, banana, hemp, grasses, rice straw, palm, and the 

 woods of three forest trees. 



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