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Stafe Forestry Laws: Connecticut, Ohio. U. S. Department of 

 Agriculture. Contributions from the Forest Service. Washington, 

 D. C. 1916. Pp. 12, 4. 



True Mahogany. By C. D. Mell. Bulletin 474, U. S. Department 

 of Agriculture. Contribution from the Forest Service. Washington, 

 D. C. 1917. Pp. 24. 



Western Yelloiv Pine in Oregon. By T. T. Munger. Bulletin 418, 

 U. S. Department of Agriculture. Contribution from the Forest Serv- 

 ice. Washington, D. C. 1917. Pp. 48. 



Yonr Garage. By C. R. W. Edgcumbe. General Series, No. 52, 

 Trade Extension Department, National Lumber Manufacturers' Asso- 

 ciation. Chicago, 111. November, 1916. Pp. 16. 



Commercial Woods of the Philippines: Their Preparation and 

 Uses. By W. F. Sherfesee. Bureau of Forestry Bulletin No. 14. 

 1916. 



A comprehensive work, written mainly from the point of view of the 

 wood user. It embraces a general description of the status of the in- 

 dustry in the islands, discussions of the properties, uses, and distin- 

 guishing characteristics of the woods, and a detailed description of 

 some 360 species. 



Das Hols, seine Bearbeitung und seine Venvendung. By Von J. 

 Grossman. B. G. Teubner. Leipzig. 1916. Pp. 113; 39 ill. Price 

 1.25 marks. 



In contrast with German researches, which, as a rule, distinguish 

 themselves because of their basic and comprehensive contents, there is 

 seldom anything of value for Swedish forestry practice to be found in 

 the smaller German forestry handbooks. In spite of this, the book 

 mentioned above deserves to be mentioned and recommended, as it 

 contains a valuable summary of the author's standard work "Gewer- 

 bekunde der Holzbearbeitung," which is noted for more thorough 

 studies of the character and uses of wood. After a short review of the 

 structure of the tree and the different technical qualities and defects 

 of wood, the book continues with a well coordinated description of the 

 harvesting, conversion, and storing of wood. Subsequent chapters 



