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short-bodied and rapidly tapering and, as a rule, living to be from 300 

 to 500 years old. 



The root-system, foliage, flowers, seeds, and methods of reproduc- 

 tion are discussed in a general way, and one is led to regret that more 

 definite facts could not have been offered touching the ecological factors 

 best suited for its maximum germination and rate of growth. 



The general silvical requirements are handled briefly. Tables show- 

 ing height and diameter growths and volume tables for both cubic and 

 board measure are given. Too little work has been done on artificial 

 forestation and nursery practice to admit of very definite recommenda- 

 tions relative to future silvical methods for the species. 



The author is of the opinion that natural reproduction and protection 

 from fire are all that is necessary at the present time in order to insure 

 a perpetuation of the stand of incense cedar in its present habitat. 

 Nothing is said relative to either the possibility or the desirability of 

 extending its present range. 



The author leaves a number of the main problems of silvical treat- 

 ment for the species yet unsolved. Among these are the following: 

 (i) Shall the species be grown in all-aged or in even-aged stands ? (2) 

 Shall we adopt a selection or a clear-cutting system? Shall we plant, 

 and, if so, when and where? (3) Shall we adopt the shelterwood or 

 the seed-tr^e method of reproduction? These unanswered problems 

 show that much study and investigation yet remain to be done before 

 the foresters of Oregon and California may lay down a definite plan of 

 silvical management for incense cedar. 



C. H. Shattuck.. 



Report of the Minister of Lands, Forests, and Mines of the Province 

 of Ontario for the Year Ending October jj, jpi/. Toronto. 1918. 

 Pp. 158. 



Ontario is still cashing her wood capital without any adequate at- 

 tempt at reforestation or even conservative lumbering or preparation 

 for either. There are 16,313 square miles under license, an increase 

 of over 600 square miles over the previous year, and the revenue ac- 

 crued was also larger, namely, $1,496,063, although the cut was reduced. 



From the forester's point of view, the one bright point is the progress 

 in developing eft'ective forest-fire protection made last year, under the 

 Provincial Forestry Branch, notwithstanding that the transfer of au- 

 thority over this work was not made until a relatively late date. A 

 total of about 1,100 men were engaged in this important work, includ- 



