634 JOURNAL OF FORESTRY 



agencies; also by sand-drift and silting; the word comes from the 

 Greek for earth and protect. 



There are now around 70,000 square miles of timberland in the 

 Province of Quebec under efficient fire patrol by four forest protective 

 associations, 56,000 of which are under license and about 2,500 square 

 miles in private ownership, the balance being unlicensed crown lands. 



The prices of imported lumber in London, according to a bulletin by 

 the English Forestry Association, have increased since 1913 from three 

 to five fold. Flooring, for instance, which in 1913 brought around $30 

 per thousand, in 1917 sold for near $120. 



To avoid damage by spring frost to the leader of newly planted ex- 

 otics, a Scotch forester relates his experiences with moving such plants 

 in the nursery one year before transplanting, which checks the develop- 

 ment of long leaders. 



An active demand for willow is reported from Toronto for the manu- 

 facture of wooden legs and arms by an artificial limb company, which 

 turns over practically its entire output to the government for the use of 

 disabled soldiers. 



Mr. R. Zon and Dr. J. W. Bailey have been appointed members of 

 the Executive Committee of the Division of Agriculture and Forestry 

 in the National Research Council. 



Five large camps have been established in the Pennsylvania State 

 forests, from which it is proposed to plant 5,000,000 trees during April 

 and May, 1918. 



The summer meeting of the Pennsylvania Forestry Association will 

 be held at Pocono Manor, Pa., June 26-28, 1918. 



Cellulose from seaweed and a paper milk bottle are the latest addi- 

 tions to the paper industry extension. 



