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States and forest schools, and about five men from Washington. In 

 addition to this, however, a number of foresters spent most of the 

 week in New York and attended the meetings of the Botanical, 

 Ecological, Geographical, and other societies. 



The following program of papers was given at the Friday session, 

 which was presided over by Dr. Fernow : 



"Forests and Human Progress," by Raphael Zon, F. S. Read 



in person. 

 "The Correlation of Forest Research in the United States," 



by Earle H. Clapp, F. S. Read in person. 

 "The Biology of Lodgepole Pine as Revealed by the Behavior 



of Its Seed," by Carlos G. Bates, F. S. Read in person. 

 "Progress in Administration of University of Missouri's For- 

 ests," by Frederick Dunlap, University of Missouri. Read 

 by title. 

 "The Spread of Timbered Areas in Central Texas," by J. H. 



Foster, State Forester, Texas. Read by title. 

 "Reproduction of Black Spruce," by W. H. Kenety, University 



of Minnesota. Read by title. 

 "Problems in Forest Pathology," by E. P. Meinecke, U. S. 



Bureau Plant Industry. Read by title. 

 "Chemical Examination of Certain American Woods," by A. W. 

 Schorger, Forest Products Laboratory, Forestry Service. 

 Read by title. 

 "Handling Private Forest Lands on a Basis of Continuous 

 Production as an Immediate Solution to Present Economic 

 Diffiiculties in the Lumber Industry," by Burt P. Kirkland, 

 University of Washington. The salient points of this paper 

 were given by the chairman. 

 "A New Classification of the Native Vegetation of the United 

 States into Natural Groups." Accompanied by map. Forest 

 groups described by Raphael Zon, and herbaceous groups by 

 H. L. Shantz, Bureau of Plant Industr3^ 

 Messrs. Zon and Shantz presented their map and discussion of 

 plant formations before the Geographical and Ecological Societies, 

 as well as before the foresters. In addition, the following subjects 

 were discussed by foresters before the Ecological Society, all sessions 

 of which were full of the greatest interest for our profession. 



"The Basis of Silviculture in the Southern Appalachians," by 

 E. H. Frothingham, Forest Service. Read by S. T. Dana. 



